light blue; pale blue; aqua
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml); (arch.) banknote; (arch.) paper money
simply; merely; only; solely
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
shadow figure; silhouette
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
building addition or extension; an annex
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling