early (days); initial stage; initial
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob; Welsh onion flower; leek flower; hosta; plantain lily
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
older brother; elder brother
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do