to become settled; to be fixed
to have a relationship; to have relations
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
nowhere; not anywhere (with neg. verb)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to dye; to colour; to color
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups; sake (secret language of court ladies); rice wine
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to look attractive; to look nice
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
beyond expression; unspeakable; inexpressible; indescribable
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
light; faint; pale; fleeting
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to set (sun); to become dark
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sincerity; true heart; devotion