blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be surprised; to be astonished
excellent (piece of) work
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
older brother; elder brother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to establish a school of; to make a home of one's own
rather; sooner; preferably
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
one's house; one's home; one's family
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful