to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
kindness; largeheartedness
talented person; clever person
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
successively; one after another
well-known; noted; celebrated
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a Chinese or Japanese poem); composed poem
legend over a picture; inscription (legend, writing) on a painting
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
city dweller; townspeople
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut