title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
in one's own way or style
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
smallpox; variola; pockmark; pock
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
drama; play; powerful drug
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
digital versatile disc; DVD
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball