dawn; daybreak; beginning
water's edge; beach; shore
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
consideration; sympathy; compassion
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
mistress; kept woman; concubine
evening; early night hours
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
illness; condition; -pathy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
omen (usu. good); (auspicious) sign; first two anniversaries of a person's death
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
imperial decree; imperial edict
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
round bronze jar used for storing alcohol (Han dynasty China)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
waste; uselessness; redundance
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings