to look attractive; to look nice
-less; lacking; non-existing
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
energy; military strength
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
high window; clerestory window
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)