used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
staff with plaited paper streamers
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
cloth (esp. cloth made from fibers of the paper mulberry tree)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
temporary imperial mortuary
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
duty; obligation; responsibility
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to show signs of; to appear