pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
eight (long cylindrical things)
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
confused; flustered; at a loss
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
crack; split; break; fracture
international broadcast(ing)
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
president (of a society); chairman
Leeds (Britain); Lees; Leese; Rees; Reese
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
authority; power; influence
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
British person; British citizen; Briton
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos