eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
depravity; corruption; degradation
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
coherence; order; focus; point
physiology; one's period; menstruation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
vista; background; perspective; distant view
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
what is called; what they call; so-called