fat; tallow; lard; grease
all-night vigil over a body; wake
drop (e.g. of water); drip
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
talk; story; conversation
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
river; stream; River; the ... river
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
music playing in imperial court