to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
successive generations; successive emperors
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to name; to call; to christen; to term
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
imperial decree; imperial edict
government; administration
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
skyscraping; very high; above the clouds; above this mortal world
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
classification; categorization; sorting
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
congratulation; celebration
500-man battalion (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field