charcoal; charred remains
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
decision; judgment; resolution
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to cast; to mint; to coin
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
government office; agency; board
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
imperial decree; imperial edict
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
southern Japanese hemlock (species of conifer native to Japan, Tsuga sieboldii)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
storehousebush (Cudrania tricuspidata); mandarin melon berry; silkworm thorn; cudrang
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)