to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
counter for wheels and flowers
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
custom; habit; customary practice
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
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
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
and so; therefore; for that reason
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
group; bunch; crowd; group
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
influence; effect; impact
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
man; male; masculine gender
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume