thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(arch.) carpenter's square; perpendicularity; straightness; model; standard
(with) unkempt hair and dirty face; being indifferent to one's personal appearance
god of poverty; vengeful spirit
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(a) branch (of flowers); (a) cluster; (a) mass (of clouds)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
January; first month of the lunar calendar