rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
heap; pile; stack; full measure
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
after that; afterwards; thereafter
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to care for someone; to look after someone
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
inner citadel; core; center; centre
form; shape; figure; visage
outermost region of the castle
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
building time; construction period
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)