to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
young person; youth; young
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
stirring; slight movement
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
secret story; unknown episode
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to push away; to push aside; to shove
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
book; volume; this; present; main; head
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach