hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
main temple building; nave
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to repeat; to be frequent
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to continue to rain or snow
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
endless; boundless; everlasting
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become dim; to become blurred
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)