to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
main temple building; nave
dense (vegetation); thick; prominent; popular; gloomy (mood)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sincerity; true heart; devotion
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
autumn breeze; fall breeze
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
occasional; infrequent; rare
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
firm; unshakeable; resolute
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)