good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tag (children's game); tig
to ascend; to go up; to climb
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of