presentation (e.g. of a gift)
history; pedigree; lineage
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
family name; lineage; birth; clan
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
paste bird feed; paste fishing bait
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane