to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
dark indigo (almost black)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
type of land rent paid by farmers
fee; charge; rate; material
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to dye; to colour; to color
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
temporary residence or shelter
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
hills and fields; hill and dale
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
Ceres (dwarf planet); Ceres (Roman goddess)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
temple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
presenting no difficulty; not hard
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
wax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle