tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
gentle; mild; meek; tender
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to like; to love; to be fond of
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to speak; to say; to vocalize
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
unprecedented; never seen before
retreat; dwelling for someone in seclusion
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
surroundings; environs; circumference
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
natural virtue; personal virtue
going to the capital; working in a government office
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
both bare shoulders; stripped to the waist
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)