responsibility; duty; obligation
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
fortune-telling; divination
imperial order; imperial decree
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
kanji "dancing legs" radical (radical 136)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
detailed commentary; explanation; annotation; memorial to the throne (esp. itemized)
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
foundation stone; cornerstone
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
rice tax (ritsuryo system); rice levy; tax on rice fields; annual tribute; annual tax
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
condensed milk; Soviet Union
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan