the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
library; book collection; paperback book
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
finding employment; getting a job
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(written) work; book; writings
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be transparent; to show through
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
breeding; raising; rearing
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
honour; honor; glory; privilege