kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
temporary absence from school
recuperation; medical treatment
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
only recently; just of late
few decades; many decades; several decades
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
brother (usu. in names of films, companies, etc.)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
window frame; window sill
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
long; drawn-out; very long
to dance; to perform dance steps
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)