year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
mound; heap; burial mound; tomb; standing stone; stone signpost
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
miraculous spring or fountain
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
article; news story; report; account
calamity; disaster; accident
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
wrong; different; not like that
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
stage favorite; stage favourite; star