today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
to join together; to combine; to join up
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
gem; jewel; precious stone
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
choker (type of necklace)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
abundant harvest; bumper crop
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
scene; spectacle; sight; view
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
twilight; dusk; faint light
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)