self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
time; hour; season; time of the year
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
should; must; -able; probably; likely
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
retention; maintenance; preservation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after