ten; 10; ten years of age
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
sun and moon; time; the years; the months
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
Japan and the Philippines
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
smart rabbit; cunning rabbit; nimble rabbit
woman; lady; adult female
direct sale by the producer
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with