good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
government service; the bureaucracy
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
residing (abroad; of a diplomat, etc.)
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
not a little; not a few; considerable
trouble; bother; annoyance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)