stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
family; relatives; dependents; household
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
environment; circumstance
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
dwelling; house; residence; address
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)