introduction; presentation; referral; listing
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
to be needed; to be wanted
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court