consequence; causal relationship; nexus
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
to go along; to walk along; to follow
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
novel; original; new; innovative
like; similar to; same as
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to split (by striking); to disclose
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
best regards; please take care of; please do