duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
eddies of wind around high buildings
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
close-cropped hair; shaven head
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
tosa (dog breed); Shikoku (dog breed)
preparation; arrangements
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
incineration; destruction by fire
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
dwelling; house; residence; address
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dullard; indecisive person
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
yaksik (sweet Korean dish with rice and nuts)
smallish; on the small side