wheat straw; barley straw
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
musical dance; music and dancing
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
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
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
1,000,000; one million; million; many
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
one way or the other; either way
coherence; order; focus; point
each nation; many nations; many countries
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
without; unless; have to do
great treasure; Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); homa-mandala (fire altar)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing