scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum); safflower red; kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)
mountain camellia; sasanqua
wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
thick Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
form; shape; figure; visage
bud scale (scaly leaf protecting a bud)
mutually; reciprocally; together
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
pericarp (ripened ovary wall forming part of a fruit); skin (of a fruit); peel; rind