fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
distinguished service; meritorious service
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
drama; play; powerful drug
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
extremely; terrifically; super
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours