lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
Felis (genus containing the domestic cat)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
explanation; interpretation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
comparatively; relatively
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stable boy; stable hand; groom
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
personification; impersonation; embodiment
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)