pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive