it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
organ (musical instrument)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
collaboration; joint work
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
look!; there!; here!; that is
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
foundation stone; cornerstone
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be conspicuous; to stand out
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse