wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to shake; to sway; to waver
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
himedaka; gold-colored breed of the Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
killing time; staving off boredom
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to become better; to improve
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate