dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to cry and shout; to scream
drenched; soaked; romantically
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
away from home; while travelling
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
to turn towards; to point
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
in deep black; in jet black
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
bedside; near one's pillow
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be silent; to say nothing