clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
lying face down; upside down; prone
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
Azuma geta; type of geta for women with a tatami mat insole
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
low wooden clogs; komageta
storefront; front of a store
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
just past noon; afternoon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life