lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
depression; low spirits; dejection
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
daytime; movement of the Sun (across the sky); ray of sun (breaking through the clouds)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
time; hour; period; class
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
health; healthy; sound; fit
still; even now; to this day
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination