evening; early night hours
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
high tide; high water; full tide
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to pass (of time); to elapse
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
decoration; ornament; trimmings
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to pick up; to find; to gather
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
reality; actuality; hard fact
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on