detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Orkut; former Google social networking site
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
next term; next period; next version; next release
as; because; with; due to
every person; each one; everybody
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
smallish; on the small side
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity