meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
front; frontage; facade; main
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
armor and helmet (armour)
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition