pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples
dry riverbed; river beach
brick (used in Chinese-style buildings)
hokora; small wayside shrine
rank of the emperor; imperial throne
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
fodder (for horses or cows); hay; feed
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
millilitre; milliliter; mL
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(arch.) short roughly woven fence; divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fine-meshed bamboo basket
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
cylindrical bamboo fishing basket