belief; faith; conviction
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
water for washing or moistening one's hands
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to stop walking; to pause
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
high window; clerestory window
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
fat; tallow; lard; grease
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
emperor's temporary place of sojourn
coating (esp. lacquering)