flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
level; standard; water level
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
postcard; memo; note; card
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
piece of meat; cut of meat
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)