morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
with a clink (click, clack)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
coating (esp. lacquering)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
female private parts; female genitals
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
it is not (like that) either
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying