sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
ordinary; common; mediocre
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to collect; to assemble; to gather
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
solely; entirely; only; or
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
divide into four pieces; one fourth
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
how much; how many; however
results; record; grades; marks
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
island in a pond or river
Noguchi Jirou (1920.1.6-)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
addition; increase; Canada