(social) class; rank; grade
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
either way; in any case; one way or another
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
mountain range; mountain belt
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
chalk (mineral); white wall
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
in the same way as; just like
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
drop (e.g. of water); drip
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
six (long cylindrical things)
to fold up; to fold into layers
rising; ascending; climbing
step; stride; counter for steps
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw