sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
light blue; pale blue; aqua
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to dye; to colour; to color
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to grow up; to become an adult
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
(social) class; rank; grade
samurai; warrior; military family
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent