miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
containing; keeping; comprehending; entertaining (an idea)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something like ...; something called ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
carving; engraving; chiselled features
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to be smeared; to be covered
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
afterglow; lingering light
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a long time ago; in those days
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze