style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
village; hamlet; countryside; country
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
evening; early night hours
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
imperial decree; imperial edict
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
such; this sort of; like this
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
(social) position; status
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence