white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
what's what; heads or tails
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wearing a kimono (or awase) without any undergarments on
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
runny nose; (watery) nasal mucus
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thus; in this way; like this
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
solely; entirely; only; or
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in