edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one thin flat object; one sheet
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
(period of) a year; during an era
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
very interesting; of great interest
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
feel (of a material); texture
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence