imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
village headman; village mayor
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
knowing; (an) acquaintance
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
unseasonable; out of season
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
pigment; paint; colour; color
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
firmly; solidly; heartily