to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
life; living; I; me; student
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
softness; gentleness; weakness
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
scene; view; prospect; outlook
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
wandering; jobless; unemployed
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
standing absolutely still
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given