flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
this world; this life; world of the living
troubled times; turbulent times
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
story; tale; talk; discussion
now; the present time; just now; another; more
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
tradition; legend; folklore
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
minuteness; one millionth
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)