strength; power; proficiency; ability
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
root; source; origin; cause
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
group; bunch; crowd; group
watching while standing (e.g. a play)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
adds force or indicates command
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass