scenery; scene; landscape
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
pleasant chat; talking amiably; laughing over; funny story; jest; joke
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
eternity; infinitude; immortality
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to recall; to remember; to recollect
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
meaning; significance; sense
to begin to read; to leaf through a book