shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
sketching; drawing a plan; sketch
behind; in the rear; in back
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
practical; realistic; pragmatic
after death; posthumously
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
practical question (problem); practical matter
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
very recently; in the very recent past
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
inattention; absent-mindedness
to count up; to enumerate
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)