point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that is to say; so that means
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
merit (esp. order of merit)
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o