feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
one thin flat object; one sheet
billow; surge; large wave
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire