purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
losing weight; slimming; lean person
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie