true; real; genuine; proper; utter
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
fee; charge; rate; material
food (esp. for a medical diet)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
small; fine; detailed; stingy
classification; assortment
characteristic; feature; special quality
sowing; seeding; planting
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
existing of or by itself; self-existence
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
real thing; original; actual
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects); identification
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
sidelocks; hair at the temples
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
charm; incantation; spell; curse
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left