vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper; paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony)
to pass (of time); to elapse
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to wave a flag; to show the way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)