height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
existence; possession; having; limited company
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
appearance; front of a structural member
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
company president; manager; director
engineering firm; contractor
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
university student; college student
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Japanese Self-Defense Force official; Self-Defense Force official
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for