to become rounded; to roll into a ball
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
capital; national capital
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
government official; public official
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
the opposite direction; the other way
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
secluded; leaning to one side
longevity; prolongation of life
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
to finish reading; to read through
awareness of the minds of others (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)