Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
snow surface; surface of snow
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to be boiled; to be cooked
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious