Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
Venus (planet); thick silk thread; refined sugar; white rice jelly; variety of sweet potato
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
word for word; verbatim; literally
famous literary composition
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
great emperor; ... the Great
Four Barbarians (non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
ill-gotten money; bad coin
to lead (a man) around by the nose
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
important post; important office; key position
loyal retainer; loyal subject
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
original home; birthplace; originator
that's the way it is; such is life
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)