antiquity; the previous era
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
name; given name; first name
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
solitude; loneliness; isolation
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
about; concerning; related to; -ish
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
for today; for the time being
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
eighth day of the month; eight days