deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to turn towards; to point
to be conspicuous; to stand out
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
scattered here and there; at intervals
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
number of households (houses)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
one person; another name; nickname; alias
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break