year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
condensed milk; Soviet Union
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
national border; provincial border
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
(period of) a year; during an era
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
three; three years of age
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
secretary (government); director; chief
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
chapter one; first chapter