party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
questions and answers; dialogue
leading player; prima donna; box-office star; best item one has (to show); one's sole Sunday best; one's single area of expertise
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
eagle (Accipitridae family)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody