operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
the reverse; other side; lining
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall
right side; right-hand side
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
(electric) torch; flashlight
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
pigment; paint; colour; color
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
living thing; living creature; animal; life
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)