for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
good-natured person; nice person
stranger; person from another place
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
cornerstone; foundation stone
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
folding screen covered with gold leaf
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
household; home; family; housekeeping
losing weight; slimming; lean person
furniture; fixtures; utensil; treasure
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
camellia-like plant native to China
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to face; to confront; to be opposite to