to shed light; to cast light
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
Akshobhya (the immovable buddha)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
human intellect; knowledge
Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
millet; grain; (arch.) stipend in rice; 10,000th of a shaku
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
in accordance with; according to
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
Labour Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23) (Labor)
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
using together (jointly); used at the same time
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
celestial sphere; the heavens
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Tenpo calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar (in use from 1844 to 1872)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
late-summer greeting card (sent from about August 8 onward)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
day by day; every day; by the day
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility