entire world; whole world; world stage
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
breath; breathing; tone; mood
again and again; repeatedly
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
three persons; three parties
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
fall season; autumn season
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
indication; (thermometer) reading
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
differentiation; differential; derivative
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
stillness; repose; standing still
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to dye; to colour; to color
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
before god; before an altar
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
person who is ...; thing that is ...