strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
paste; glue; clothing starch
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit