stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
article; thing; object; property; real estate
rare; uncommon; not often seen
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)
(period of) a year; during an era
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
ceremony; celebration; law code
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(medical) doctor; physician
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend