to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
letter; missive; note; mail
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
directly opposite; right in front
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
colour; color; hue; tints
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
to reflect; to throw back light
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
front; frontage; facade; main
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to accompany; to go with; to go together
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
retreating figure; appearance from behind
light; easy; non-serious; minor