in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
order; sequence; procedure
grade; class; degree; magnitude
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
friend; affection (for siblings)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
rikka; formal style of ikebana
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
conviction; belief; confidence
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
sense of duty (obligation)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience