Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
snow surface; surface of snow
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
pole; trolley pole; pole (unit of length or area); rod; (opinion) poll
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to be boiled; to be cooked
hunting gun (usu. shotgun or rifle)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
shoji (paper sliding door)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious