grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to rock; to shake; to swing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
looks; personal appearance; features
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
together; at the same time; same; identical
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
in comparison to; rather than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation