north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
edict; public announcement
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
flow line; streamline; lines representing the flow of a fluid
fortunetelling (as an occupation)
fortune teller; diviner; soothsayer
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
retainer; retinue; servant
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
every other; second; alternate
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
overdrinking; excessive drinking
trifling matter; urination; urine
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
diagonal move (in the game of go)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
nostrils; wings of the nose
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia