to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
tradition; legend; folklore
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
foundation stone; cornerstone
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
twice; again; second time
stable boy; stable hand; groom
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross