gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
last ray of hope; only hope
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
public servant; government official
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Water Horse (19th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
Water Dragon (29th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
righteousness; justice; right
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
fifth day of the month; five days
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
commander; general; leader