List: popular word

popular  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle の  adjective (generic) 

• vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool
• (in the middle of a) scandal, controversy, quarrel, turmoil

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• labour movement, labor movement

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• bowstring
• string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
• bail (arched pot handle)
• diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• human nature, human heart, human spirit, kindness, sympathy
• public feeling, people's sentiments
• consciousness, awareness

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• humanity, civilization, civilisation, culture

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• waterfowl, water bird, shorebird

popular  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  Buddhism  martial arts 

• western direction
• Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
• western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

popular  noun  noun (generic)  colloquial  abbreviation 

• heavenly god, heavenly gods
• spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
• Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
• pit of a dried plum, dried plum
• tenjin hairstyle
• prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
• tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)

popular  noun  noun (generic) 

• island country

popular  noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• inland sea, inlet, gulf, bay
• lake