a long time ago; in those days
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
Kyoto and Osaka; Kyoto-Osaka area
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
to have medicine be effective
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
Goguryeo (ancient Korean kingdom; 37 BCE-668 CE); Korean; introduced from Goryeo
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
god of food (esp. of rice)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
one theory; one opinion; another theory
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)