mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
manuscript; version; draft
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
group; bunch; crowd; group
though; notwithstanding; although
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
too much; excessively; too
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
rather; sooner; preferably
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
job; work; duties; trade; skill