greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
family; relatives; dependents; household
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
many children; large family
named after; associated with; connected with
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
winter vegetables; winter greens; tang cai
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
fortune-telling; divination
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
aforementioned; above-mentioned
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
great-grandmother; great-grandma
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
explanation; interpretation