to help each other; to cooperate
high-pitched tone; soprano
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
exquisite voice; exquisite music
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
midsummer; height of summer
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
hedge; fence; border; limit
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
parents and siblings; one's relatives
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to wring off; to wrest from