(most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
distinction; differentiation; discrimination
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
one by one; in detail; minutely
using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
front; frontage; facade; main
common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
funeral; burial; condolence
mutation; change; transition
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
immeasurable; infinite; inestimable
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
(being) among close family or friends only; private (gathering of intimates)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything