cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
but; however; provided that
existence; possession; having; limited company
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
children's story; fairy tale
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
rain and wind; driving rain
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
cold district; northern district