texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
how many years; how long; what year
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
as (for); for; in the capacity of
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor