glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
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
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
to dye; to colour; to color
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
secretly; covertly; tacitly
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
fresh verdure; new green leaves
unshakable; immovable; undeniable
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
release; emission; ejection
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense