cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
door; gate; opening; title page
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
(electric) torch; flashlight
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
all creation; all nature; all the universe
called; known as; that; to say
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
-less; lacking; non-existing
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)