country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
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)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
everywhere; all over; throughout
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
place; situation; position; location
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull