politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
(your, his, her) daughter
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
old friend; old acquaintance
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
shellfish; seashell; shell
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
river fish; freshwater fish
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
cooking; food preparation
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally