bearing; presenting; holding up (emperor's picture)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
great person; eminent figure
washed-out colour (in photography) (color)
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
one end; an end; part; fragment
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
reflective; introspective
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
self-control; self-restraint
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
counter for character tiles
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates); person who attaches themself to someone else for personal gain; hanger-on
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
floating bridge; pontoon bridge