good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
multiplication table; times table
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
library; book collection; paperback book
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater