growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be perturbed; to be agitated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
place; room; margin; scope
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
France; French (language)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
fixed date; appointed day
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
small; fine; detailed; stingy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)