smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to prostrate oneself before
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to rock; to shake; to swing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
serious; not joking; straight
the opposite sex; isomerism
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
shoji (paper sliding door)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
still better; even better
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)