name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
look to (for help); look up to; reverence
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
metal fittings; metal fixtures
white background; blank; female virgin
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior); baran; green plastic garnish (orig. made from leaf) used in lunch boxes, with sushi, etc.
and then; and so; and; so then
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
round shape; circle; circular form
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
temporary residence or shelter
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
difference; disparity; gap
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace