to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
offering ceremony held on the third day of the dog after the winter solstice; twelfth month of the lunisolar calendar; year in the Buddhist order (after the completion of the first meditation retreat)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
nice; likeable; desirable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to face on; to look out on to
maritime; marine transportation
individual; one by one; separate; each
terrain; geographical features; topography
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
discovery; detection; finding