shame; embarrassment; disgrace
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
transport; transportation
dated; date; fixed; external
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
book; volume; this; present; main; head
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
memories; recollections; reminiscence
many; much; plenty; hardly
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)