food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
well curb; Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
a little bit; a little while
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
to present; to offer; to dedicate
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
lately; recently; nowadays
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Eiga Monogatari (11-12C epic); A Tale of Flowering Fortunes
best regards; please take care of; please do
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)