and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
reigning; controlling; dictating
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
coating (esp. lacquering)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
like; similar to; same as
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
exemplification; good example; case in point
this world; this life; world of the living
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption