grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
hospitalization; hospitalisation
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
at first; in the beginning; originally
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
extensive; vast range; wide scope
regular customer; valued client
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
proposed site; site chosen
beforehand; in advance; previously
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations