to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to push down; to knock down
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
smear; daub; coating over
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
town; city; municipal; urban
raging fire; conflagration
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
southern part; the south (of a region)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
root; source; origin; cause
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)