existence; possession; having; limited company
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
eternity; infinitude; immortality
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to attempt; to test; to try out
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen