the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
region; limits; stage; level
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
reality; actuality; hard fact
study; learning; tutorial
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
parental love or affection
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(made of) stone; stone-built
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.