woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
side gate (of the imperial court); imperial court; gate; door
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
this world; this life; world of the living
to name; to call; to christen; to term
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
occasional; infrequent; rare
to cast; to mint; to coin
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
while; during; performed in this condition
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding