smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
war; fighting; fierce competition
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
collection of essays (miscellaneous writings, literary jottings, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter