corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
before god; before an altar
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
separation; farewell; parting
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
nape (of the neck); nucha
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
to own; to receive; to understand
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
favourite horse; favorite horse
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
every evening; night after night
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
number of (large) animals
until now; so far; up to the present
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
the last moment; the very end
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
one party; one faction; one clique
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
manly spirit; soul of a samurai
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point