to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
major earthquake; large earthquake
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
large temple edifice; large temple
returning no more (usu. of a person who has died); dying
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
sword; blade; single stroke
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow