and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to resound; to make a stir
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
infant; baby; little child
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
boy; son; baby boy; young man
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate