crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
Franco-German War (i.e. the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871)
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
colour; color; hue; tints
Germany and France; German-French
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
-less; lacking; non-existing
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
quick work; (clever) feat
even though; despite; notwithstanding
mountain range; mountain belt
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
terrain; geographical features; topography
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
close-cropped head; bald hill
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
consequence; outcome; result; blame
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum