grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
thought; consideration; thinking
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
by sheer strength; by brute force
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to be worried; to be troubled
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
moment by moment; hour by hour
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
a little too short; slightly worse; a bit inferior
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic