(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
government service; the bureaucracy
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
already; now; no longer; not any more
related to; in relation to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
old Japanese court music; gagaku
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
around the end of (a period of time)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
ten; 10; ten years of age
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
number of persons; personnel
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
geta with high supports; tall clogs
to play a central role; to take a leading part
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)