fair-skinned; light-complexioned
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
freshly pounded (rice cake)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
height (of body); stature
greater than ...; bigger ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be flexible; to be accommodating
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be needed; to be wanted
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
totally naked; buck naked
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy