Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
anything and everything; just about everything
plenty of nothing; having absolutely nothing
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
wandering; jobless; unemployed
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
way; method; means; resource; course
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
texture (e.g. chewiness, hardness, crispiness, crunchiness, etc.) of food
(paper) cord for tying the hair
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
fat; tallow; lard; grease
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana