win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
mistress; kept woman; concubine
evening; early night hours
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
imperial decree; imperial edict
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
waste; uselessness; redundance
besides; moreover; in addition
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Jin dynasty (of China; 265-420 CE); Chin dynasty
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar