to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
situated deep in the mountains
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
full-length portrait or statue
Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
black headgear worn by yamabushi
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum