bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
sliding door covered with thick patterned paper
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
in succession; one after another
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
one's house; one's home; one's family
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
phoneme; vocal sound; tone (quality); initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
here and there; in places
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
summer airing (of clothes)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
two colours; two varieties; two types
extraction of square root