battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
gazing at (in wonderment)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
furnishings; implements; equipment
chair; stool; post; office; position
coating (esp. lacquering)
paints; painting material
curtain; hanging; bunting
weave; weaving; woven item
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
silence; stillness; quietness
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bell-ringing (at a temple)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
sense of smell; olfaction
the senses; sensuality; carnality
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
strange; rare; novel; curious
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)