plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
household; home; family; housekeeping
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
polish; improvement; burnishing
moving about; stirring about
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)