gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
guess; conjecture; surmise
reinforcement; strengthening
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
at the mercy of (something or someone)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
imperial throne; the Crown
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
defence mechanism; defense mechanism