plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
book written entirely in kana
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple
(period of) a year; during an era
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
dark (color); concentrated; thick
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to squeeze out; to wring out
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