top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
bravery; courage; heroism
five most important temples of a region
this and that; such and such
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
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
existence; possession; having; limited company
rather; better; instead; if anything
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
how long; how far; how much
pleasure and pain; joys and sorrows
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to freeze; to freeze over
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
supreme; greatest; highest; best
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate