red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
close-cropped hair; shaven head
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
preparation; arrangements
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
mediator; manager; caretaker
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
incineration; destroy by fire
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
kitchen; financial situation
dwelling; house; residence; address
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dullard; indecisive person
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
winter-time practice of eating meat of animals such as boar and deer to ward off cold
smallish; on the small side
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
sneaking a bite; snitching food
constellation; (arch.) mansion (any of the Chinese constellations used to divide the ecliptic into 28 positions); Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official