something; nothing (with neg. verb)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
slightly early; just before
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
strong interaction; strong force
to express (in words); to confess
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
genuine; authentic; true; real
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
deviation; departure; omission
honour; honor; glory; privilege
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make sense; to be meaningful
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
being too late; losing one's final chance
general idea; concept; notion
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)