piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
personal delivery; handing over in person
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)
signature; autograph; signing one's name
written seal; stylized signature
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
that is to say; so that means
copying (by hand); transcribing
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
villager; village folk; countryfolk
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
number of pages; page space
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
reading through; reading over
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
this; our; right; justice; checking account
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas
lacking a chief priest (of a temple); temple without a chief priest; being uninhabited; being vacant; non-attachment
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound