dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
warp controller (on a loom)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
counter for rules; rule; regulation
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
condition; figure; appearance; voice
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
counter for choices, options, etc.
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
agreement; assent; Norway
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion