complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to become clear; to be made public
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
New Year's pine decoration
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
long ago; once upon a time
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
simple honesty; tactless frankness
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
slight; little; insignificant
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to throw into; to dump in together
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
New Year's Eve; December 31
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in spite of; regardless of
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation