Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
though; notwithstanding; although
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
casting; cast-metal object
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to surround; to crowd around
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)