scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
adds force or indicates command
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
shellfish; seashell; shell
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
hairlines (on an engraving)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to play with; to toy with; to tease
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
ought to (verb); should (verb)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red