new; unused; new; obvious; natural
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
manuscript; version; draft
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
fat; tallow; lard; grease
yoke; constraints; oppression
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
dice; die; baton (of command)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy