gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
condition; situation; prospects
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
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
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
forcibly; against one's will
taste; liking; preference
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
box for holding papers or stationery
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
admiration; being impressed (by)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time