caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
that country; (arch.) nirvana
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
the people; citizens; the populace
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
while; even though; despite
late at night; small hours of the morning
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
interruption; suspension; break
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
kickoff party; rally; pep party
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
the other day; lately; recently
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
question; inquiry; enquiry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend