hostility; animosity; enmity
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to pass (of time); to elapse
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the court; palace circles; palace floor
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago