to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
door; gate; opening; title page
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
directly opposite; right in front
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)