to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
several years; a few years
experienced; seasoned; veteran
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
lately; recently; nowadays
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
the whole mountain; all the mountains
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
infant; baby; little child
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to leave a house in bad shape
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
thousand years; very long period; forever
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
orchid; Netherlands; Holland