bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to wipe thoroughly; to polish
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be widely known; to be famous
(how) many times; (how) often
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to blow apart; to winnow; to smelt
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board