change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to bring back; to restore
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
completely; fully; entirely
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
interior design; interior; upholstery
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
iron maiden (torture device)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
image; figure; figure; form; image
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
eight minutes; triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent