back; rear; background; behind the scenes
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
adds force or indicates command
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to shake; to sway; to waver
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
in comparison to; rather than
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)