diagonal move (in the game of go)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
drop of water; polka dots
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
children's story; fairy tale
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to subsist; to keep on living
suddenly; all of a sudden
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
change; transition; vicissitudes
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be infected; to be contagious
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
preconscious (psychoanalysis)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into