(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
before anything else; first of all
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to need; to require; to take; to demand
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
to present; to offer; to dedicate
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to stop talking; to be silent
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
cutting grass for fodder or compost; seaweed collecting
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
enshrinement; installation (of an image)