flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wood-block printing; publication
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
author; writer; novelist; artist
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to look upwards; to look up
nape (of the neck); nucha
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
when it comes to; concerning
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
instead; but (on the other hand)