many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tranquility; tranquillity; peacefulness
stomach ache; abdominal pain
bacterium; bacteria; germ
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
lingering cold (even after the beginning of spring); lingering winter
yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram)
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
in low spirits; dejected; sad
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
coating (esp. lacquering)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
hot and cold; summer and winter
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
snake; serpent; large snake
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)