change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
section meeting; division (of a larger organisation); department; section
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
calls and sounds made by insects
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
small restaurant; eating house
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
young master; young gentleman
surprise; something unexpected
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
genuine; authentic; true; real