dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
like; similar to; same as
thus; in this way; like this
time; season; period; phase; stage
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
quality collar for an under kimono
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
second; number two; runner-up
whereabout; about where; how much
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
use; utilization; utilisation; application
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
university (college) professor
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
position; place of employment
telephone switching station; telephone exchange; central office
operator (e.g. telephone)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
such; like that; that sort of; very