plants and animals; flora and fauna
colour; color; hue; tints
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
corruption; bastardisation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
building lot; residential land
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
my husband; one's family; family member
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
floor space; area (in tsubo)
constant; unchanging; eternal
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap