one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
information; making a report (to a superior)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
festival-eve vigil; eve of a festival vigil
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
indicate reason; infers some protest
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one's family; family member
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
casting; cast-metal object
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
festival; feast; carnival