benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
bright person; talented student; prodigy
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
change; transition; vicissitudes
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
counter for wheels and flowers
feelings; thoughts; meaning
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
feeling; sense; impression
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)