outside of; not covered by
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
interest; fun; inspiration
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
(one) letter; (one) character
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
absorption; suction; attraction
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to include in a poem (season word, place name, etc.)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
village; hamlet; countryside; country
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
villager; village folk; countryfolk
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)