April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch