clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
approximate age; age range
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
business conditions; business category; line of business
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
outside of; not covered by
to prostrate oneself before
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on