kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
secretly; covertly; tacitly
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to affect; to impact; to influence
interior; inside; internal
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
pressure; oppression; suppression
to sprout; to put forth buds
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion