marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
if you think about it; come to think of it
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
personal feelings; self-interest
sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
of great prominence or dignity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bright sunshine; broad daylight
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
warp and weft; warp and woof
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
odorless; odourless; unscented
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
to apologize; to apologise
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up