good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
literally; to the letter; literal
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
way (of doing); manner; method; means
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to assemble; to set up; to construct
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
this occasion; at this time; now
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
funny story; funny anecdote
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
base (military, expedition, etc.)
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
caller; visitor; company; guest
this family; we; this house
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end