softness; gentleness; weakness
tranquil; leisurely; relaxed
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
white background; blank; female virgin
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to take turns; to mingle together
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to say as a tradition; to customarily say; to have a habit of saying
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to dye; to colour; to color
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
foundation stone; cornerstone
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
in comparison to; rather than
clear; distinct; evident; definite
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
free-standing house; clump (e.g. of trees); group
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to go along; to walk along; to follow