to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
temple; monastery; convent
high and low (social standing)
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
every year; yearly; annually
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
above the clouds; the heavens
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
(present) head of a family
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
deep affection; tender love; devotion; doting upon
(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
Obaku school of Zen Buddhism
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Tosa school of Japanese painting (Muromachi-late Edo period)
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
personality; style; appearance
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness