gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
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
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
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
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
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to send or direct a person to
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning