cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
public holiday; celebration (of)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
dictation; verbal statement
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure
dawn; daybreak; beginning
water's edge; beach; shore
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
consideration; sympathy; compassion