to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
biological child; one's own child
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
heir; inheritor; successor
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
receiving; acceptance; reception
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
high; noble; refined; advanced
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem