character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
pronunciation; production of sound
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
ability; capability; skill
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
certainly; surely; definitely
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
(present) head of a family
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to stay calm; to keep cool
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
(right at the) side; just beside
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)