the deceased; the departed
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
picture painted on glass; stained glass
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
hygiene; sanitation; health
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
complexion; colour; color; blood red
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
having said that; on the other hand
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession