floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
communication with the dead
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
foundation stone; cornerstone
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
three-way junction; three-way intersection
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
economic; financial; fiscal
failure; mistake; blunder
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to repeat; to do something over again
each (every) time; whenever
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
complete destruction; demolition