flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to make one's rounds; to patrol
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ten; 10; ten years of age
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
even more; still more; further
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
(political) power; authority; influence
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fort; stronghold; fortification
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
inn town; post town; post-station town
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early