ash; embers; complete destruction
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
easygoing; unconventional; happy-go-lucky; light
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
picture painted by oneself; self-portrait
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
reason; cause; history; origin
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
third day of the month; three days
(through) a layman's eyes
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
relation; connection; affinity
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my