activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
chief; main; principal; important
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to come and go; to go back and forth
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
on countless occasions; many a time
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to miss a chance; to fail to do
chestnut (horse coat color)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
tradition; legend; folklore
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
presumption; assumption; estimation