steering (of a boat); steerage
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
adhesive power; viscosity
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
people; citizens; subjects; folk
juice pressed from a bitter orange; punch (drink)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
founder; originator; pioneer
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
outside of; not covered by
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
bedpan; chamber pot; potty; (arch.) baby tiger
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
circular box; article for pawning
period play (esp. set in the Edo period); period drama
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pass (of time); to elapse
fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength; mochi received from one's parents after giving birth; mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday