tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
form; shape; figure; visage
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
elegance; taste; refinement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
colour; color; hue; tints
multistoried; multilayered
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics