paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
goodness; excellence; virtue
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
major incident; major happening; big scandal
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris