bow and arrow; weapon; arms
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to trample; to crush underfoot
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
beginning; outset; first; onset
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
fresh verdure; new green leaves
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
memory; sense; experience
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
rear guard; reserve troops
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
unusual; serious; incomparable
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
camp stool; folding stool
ten; 10; ten years of age
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person