old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
article; news story; report; account
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fortune; good deed; curious
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to mix; to stir; to blend
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to do together; to share; to participate in
enlightenment; instruction
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex