storehouse; warehouse; godown
to brave a danger; to take a risk
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
retention; maintenance; preservation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
continuation; succession; series
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
being filled with; being full of; permeation
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
training; drill; practice; discipline
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
popular music; vulgar music
cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
revision (of text); alteration; change
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period