cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence; (arch.) return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
roadside tree; row of trees
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
slowly (of undulating waves); gently (swelling, rolling, etc.)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
elegance; taste; refinement
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)