column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
English letter; alphabetic character
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
as if; the very thing itself
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
all things in nature; Creation; the Creator; Maker