stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
huge rock; massive boulder
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
elegant beauty; dazzling beauty
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
in the same way as; just like
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
intelligence; intellect; brains
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
aggression; invasion; raid
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
national character; regional character