flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
agricultural community; farm village; rural
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
shaman; oracle; diviner; medium
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
training; practice; practising; cultivation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
discussion; argument; debate
before one's birth; before one was born
first part of a poem; first part of a verse
last part of a poem or Bible verse
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to knead well; to polish; to refine