person who carries a palanquin; palanquin bearer
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
your highness; your grace; your eminence
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
foundation of a temple; laying a foundation (stone); open base
person on the path to enlightenment; Buddha; bodhisattva; high priest
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
statue of a noble character; your picture
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
crosscut plank; rear part of a noh stage
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
lower region; lower part; region below
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to surge; to well up; to gush out
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
opposite side; other side; other party
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
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
warp; curvature; curve; arch
old-fashioned and tasteful
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern