above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
(idle) ease; idleness; leisureliness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
edge of the eaves; house frontage
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
shoji (paper sliding door)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
form; shape; figure; visage
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like