bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
line; queue; procession; matrix
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the good and the beautiful
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
gold-leaf-coated twisted paper; Agrimonia pilosa var. japonica (variety of hairy agrimony)
starvation; famine; hunger
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
silence (not speaking); muteness
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
quiet; still; surreptitious
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
secondary residence; vacation home; villa