Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
long (time that has passed); old (story)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to feel; to sense; to experience
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
near; close; beside; third person
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(expression of) gratitude
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
author; writer; novelist; artist
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light