as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
after a long time; for the first time in a while
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
other side; opposite side; other party
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)