thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
cardioid; cordate; heart-shaped
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
pale yellow; light yellow
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
war; fighting; fierce competition
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
posing a question; question
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
same country; same province; the (said) country
difficult to ...; hard to ...
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
married woman; another's wife