limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
every place; various places
duty; function; office; mission; task
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to state; to express; to mention
custom; habit; customary practice
history; pedigree; lineage
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
such; this sort of; like this
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to cease; to stop; to be over