scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
paste; glue; clothing starch
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be damaged; to receive damage
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
amount of money; sum of money
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
level; standard; water level
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid