lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
arabesque pattern; toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
six-legged Chinese-style chest
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
wood grain; unpainted wood
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
be that the case, do so; do as you please; in any case
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
careful inspection; scrutiny
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
breathing of a sleeping person
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
elegance; taste; refinement
by itself; automatically; naturally
to come alive; to get going; to start to move