to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
kindness; largeheartedness
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
life; living; I; me; student
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
made by oneself; homemade
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)