and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one by one; one after another; successively
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
look!; there!; here!; that is
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
light; faint; pale; fleeting
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
be (that) as it may; having said that
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
spring day; spring sunlight
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
frequent; densely packed; thick
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the place for; the time for; the level of
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end