living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Gospel of John (book of the Bible)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
literary woman; talented woman
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
coloured paper; colored paper
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too much; excessively; too
sensitiveness; sensitivity; delicacy (e.g. of feeling)
germination; sprouting; budding
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
considerably; fairly; quite
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder