true character; real nature
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
classical or dead languages
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary; auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
form of expression; form of presentation
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
everywhere; all over; throughout
whether one likes it or not
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea