vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
course; route; path; process; means
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
in the morning; during the morning
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
honour; honor; glory; privilege
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
construction; architecture (of buildings)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)