many; much; plenty; hardly
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
guard; security guard; security officer
ID card; identification card
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
mountain road; mountain trail
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
although I say; although one might say; although called
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
water for washing or moistening one's hands
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
very small; tiny; insignificant
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with