clear; precise; definite; distinct
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
to translate; to interpret
front; frontage; facade; main
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
dark clouds; black clouds
curtain; hanging; bunting
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
right side; right-hand side
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
left side; left-hand side
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
river; stream; River; the ... river
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
back; rear; background; behind the scenes