teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
incident; affair; happening; event
reality; actuality; hard fact
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
opposite side; opposition
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
road approaching a shrine
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
scale; scope; plan; structure
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)