to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
religious abstinence; purification
to step out of the ring; to put one's foot outside the ring
votive picture (originally of horse)
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
directions; instructions; orders; command
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
talk; recital; narration; topic
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
to be sooty; to be stained
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
force of a fire; force of flames
just above; right overhead
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
condensed milk; Soviet Union
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank