great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
Buddha's head; head of a Buddha statue
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
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
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
symphonic music; symphony
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
strong point; forte; merit; strength
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
spring water; clear (pure) water