should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one's possessions; ownership
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to face; to go towards; to head towards
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to thrust before; to thrust at
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt