pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
issue; offspring; paternal blood
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia