light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
subject (of a painting); motif; theme; title of a painting
fee; charge; rate; material
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
just one person; only one
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
four-horse carriage; team of four horses
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
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.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose