old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
a well equipped with a pulley for drawing water
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
coming and going; commuting
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
favourite horse; favorite horse
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
good; goodness; right; virtue
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
infancy; childhood; tender age
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)