composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
slope; slanting surface; bevel
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
marbled bamboo (Chimonobambusa marmorea)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
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)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
inside; interior; inner part
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-