to discard the shadow for the substance; compare take the shadow for the substance.

quoting a passage and interpreting it without regard to its context; take out of context

water (sometimes cold and/or fresh) / drinking water / a fluid, liquid / a flood / (sumo) Short for 水入り (mizuiri): halting

to see, to watch, to observe, to look at something / to look over, to examine, to judge / to take care of, to look after, to keep an eye on somebody

a goddess (female deity)

(historical, archaic, possibly obsolete) a kind of paper doll to which one prays for good weather

(historical, archaic) the red-light district in modern-day Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of 窺見 (“lookout, scout”)

currency

reality / truth / fruit