benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
low (level, value, price, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
heavy load; burden of responsibility; heavy duty
from where one sits; while sitting by
house in an alley; rear tenement
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
showy; flashy; flamboyant
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
to be smeared; to be covered
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
a new house; a branch family
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
haberdashery; sundries store
smallish; on the small side
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
river surface; surface of a river
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
spring day; spring sunlight
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
auspicious sign; good omen
one's forte; strong point; specialty; speciality
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail