anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to appear in the newspaper
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
spring day; spring sunlight
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
main temple building; nave
deciding unanimously or by consensus
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
3.03 meters (ten shaku); length; measure; Mr.; Mrs.
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
peace and tranquility; peace and tranquillity
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
bringing up to date; progress
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
to make an appearance; to show up
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
almost; roughly; approximately
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host