gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
minuteness; one millionth
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
Chinese "Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
error; mistake; slip; bug
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask