if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
just a minute; small quantity
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the world in general; society; convention
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to have a talk; to tell a story
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
breath; breathing; tone; mood