to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to be surprised; to be astonished
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
so; like this; in this way
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
stronghold; citadel; headquarters