shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
autumn, the harvest season
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
because; for; the reason why is ...
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
crops; agricultural produce
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet