brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
front shrine; hall of worship
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
amount of money; sum of money
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
carving; engraving; sculpture
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
popular spot; popular place; popular location
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
feelings; thoughts; meaning
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
front; frontage; facade; main
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(in Japanese architecture) transom
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace