shoal; wide shallow beach
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
corridor; hallway; passageway
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
opposite side; opposition
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing