ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
four corners; four ordinal directions
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
ninja house; ninja residence
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
scale; scope; plan; structure
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
honour; honor; glory; privilege
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
court lady; lady-in-waiting
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
staff with plaited paper streamers
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
pistol; handgun; revolver
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)