early (days); initial stage; initial
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to follow another's example
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
how; in what way; by what means
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
take care; take good care of yourself
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
piece; fragment; one (object)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
way one walks; one's walk