discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
and then; and so; and; so then
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
counter for chairs or seats
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be mutually bitter; to argue together; to quarrel; to resent and bemoan
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away