carving; engraving; sculpture
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
order; sequence; procedure
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
authority; power; function
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to step forward; to take a step forward
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
large character; alternative kanji used for numbers (esp. in financial contexts)