hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to order; to command; to appoint
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be softened; to calm down
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
frost columns; ice needles
stupa; pagoda; wooden grave tablet
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
early blooming; early flowering
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to move forward; to move on
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
this world; this life; world of the living
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to throw at; to turn; to raise
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
common camellia (Camellia japonica)