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)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
all over; all over the place; everywhere
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
form; shape; figure; visage
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
adds force or indicates command