thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
long; drawn-out; very long
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to gather; to collect; to assemble
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)