fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to dance; to perform dance steps
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
four corners; four ordinal directions
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
four (long cylindrical things)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits