to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
political principle, policy or platform
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
returning to the service of one's master
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
grasp; catch; understanding
to rank next to; to come after
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
stupidity; dull person; dullness
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bucket maker; well maker; cooper; hooper
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
facing; opposite; across the street; other side