maintenance; preservation; improvement
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
painted kite; kite with a picture painted on it
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to be entwined; to be involved
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
edge of the eaves; house frontage
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
kite with a (kanji or kana) character written on it
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
taking heart; being in high spirits
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle