to rank with; to rank among
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
every other; second; alternate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
losing weight; slimming; lean person
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
general term; generic name
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)