patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
dusky purple; dark purple; eggplant color
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)