modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
minuteness; one millionth
arista; awn; (grain) beard
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
even if; even though; however; no matter how
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow