certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
people; citizens; subjects; folk
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand