gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double