saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
national holiday; festival day
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
it's been a long time; long time no see
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
coined word; coinage; neologism
(a place) out of one's reach
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
habits of handwriting; handwriting idiosyncrasies; style of writing; style of painting
way; method; means; (technical) specification
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
(temporary) closure of school
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
Japanese-style writing desk
clothes; clothing; garments
polite; respectful; reverent
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job