to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
for the first time in one's life
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
in company; among people; philtrum
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
junior high school student; middle school pupil
schoolgirl; female student
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
hunger and thirst; starvation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
(spinning) around; while revolving; with a curl; with a whirl; (coiling) around
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
does not; can not; will not
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to burst into tears; to sob; to weep
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)