forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to ask a high price; to overcharge
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
metal fittings; metal fixtures
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
materials; lumber; timber
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
large junk, with capacity for 1,000 koku of rice
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
single door (as opposed to a double door)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury