large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
high street; town centre (center)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wide difference; a world of difference
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
timewise; temporal; chronal
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to be kind to; to treat kindly
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
completely; absolutely; totally
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor