ingenuity; resourcefulness
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
prime minister; premier; chancellor
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
emperor (of Japan); mikado
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
heaven and earth; top and bottom
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
half-sister (younger, different mother)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice