carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
fortune-telling; divination
considerably; greatly; a lot
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
in history; ever; historical
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be entwined; to be involved
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
measurement error; calculation error
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sublime; noble; high-minded
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
fate; chance; relationship; tie
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch