to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
Japan and the Philippines; Japanese-Filipino
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
receipts and expenditure (disbursements)
at; in; at; when; by; with
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
(writing, painting) brush
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
richly colored; richly coloured
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
title; index; heading; headline; caption
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
self-awareness; consciousness of one's true character
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
Sister (i.e. a nun; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account