to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
haori (Japanese formal coat)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
sincerity; true heart; devotion
prosperity and decay; prosperity and decline; rise and fall; ups and downs; ebb and flow; waxing and waning
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
Minakami Takitarou (1887.12.6-1940.3.23)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sense of color; sense of colour
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
the other day; lately; recently
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
export; exportation; efferent
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
impromptu drawing composed at a gathering
excellent; superb; first-rate
town; city; municipal; urban
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)