engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
orphan; person without friends
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
leading person; foremost figure
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
letter; missive; note; mail
still; even now; to this day
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
gem; jewel; precious stone
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove