to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to say; to be called; to do
emperor (of Japan); mikado
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
such ... as; or some such
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
wooden building; wooden architecture
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to revere; to respect; to worship
knowing; (an) acquaintance
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine