to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
family; relatives; dependents; household
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend