companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
field; plain; prairie; moor
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
loss; defeat; counter for losses
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(one) letter; (one) character
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom