actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at some point in the past; at some stage
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
many; much; plenty; hardly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
originally; by nature; from the start
modesty; self-control; discretion
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)