ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
don't you think?; indicates question
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
to complete decisively; to do to completion
bright person; talented student; prodigy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
March; third month of the lunar calendar
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sarugaku (form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries); (arch.) noh; (arch.) fooling around
evening; last night; yesterday evening
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland