trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
talk; recital; narration; topic
segregation; separation; independence
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
program (e.g. TV); programme
ritual performance (usually around New Year) to pray for a successful rice harvest in the coming year
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
acrobatics; risky undertaking
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
absorption; suction; attraction
independence; self-reliance
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
attendant; member of an entourage or retinue or party
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
refinement; purification; gentle persuasion; winning over; influence
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
the place for; the time for; the level of
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to need; to call for; to require
last spring; the spring of last year
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
percussion instrument made of small pieces wood strung together
best student; leading disciple
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
main; principal; chief; primary; major
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal