coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one's previous letter; one's last letter
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
though; notwithstanding; although
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
third day of the month; three days
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
these days; now; recently