year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour