shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how long; how much; to what extent
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
decision; judgment; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
on the occasion of; at the time of
established practice; custom
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
everywhere; all over; throughout
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
remote mountain; mountain recesses
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
suddenly disappears somewhere
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
tradition; legend; folklore
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story