bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
(turned out) all right in the end
close; intimate; on good terms
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
since when; from when; how long
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
stealthily; secretly; in secret
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)