Besancon; Besanzon (France)
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
knob; handle; catch; patron
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
nostalgia; homesickness; longing for home
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
Yangon (Myanmar); Rangoon
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
again; once more; a second time