difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
nasal voice; nasal stop; nasal occlusive; nasal
the sound of the kana "n"
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be surprised; to be astonished
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak