title; heading; article; benevolence; friendly feeling
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
taste; liking; preference
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to shoot or fire off an arrow
technique; art; skill; move
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
besides; moreover; in addition
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
yoke; constraints; oppression
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
waste; uselessness; redundance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up