the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
stairs; stairway; staircase
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
ago; since; before; previous
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(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
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
those (near the second person)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
cooperation; collaboration
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
various countries; various regions; various provinces
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke