above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
lighter; barge; baggage boat
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to project; to stick out; to stand out
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
pride; boast; credit (to)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
bringing; taking; carrying