disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
colour printing; color printing
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
cereal diet; grain-eating
counter for rules; rule; regulation
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
negative pole; anode; south magnetic pole
Harunobu; Suzuki Harunobu (approx. 1725-1770)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
light colouring; light coloring
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
softness; gentleness; weakness
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
each party; each faction; all sects