first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
letter; missive; note; mail
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
most part; greater part; majority
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
handicraft; industrial art object
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
chief; main; principal; important
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
planning; project; plan; design
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
item; commodity; list of articles
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sword with a very long grip
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to be handed down from antiquity
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
someone else writing; someone else's writing
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light