building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
foreign; abroad; overseas
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
ordinary; common; mediocre
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
scenery; scene; landscape
item; article; clause; section; point
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
inside one's heart; in one's mind
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nazareth (Israel); Nazare (Brazil)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
kindness and affection; love
one's own property; possessions
accidentally; in error; by mistake; by accident
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
restraint; restriction; control; check
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale