reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
head of family; originator
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
single breadth (cloth measurement, 30-38 cm)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
age thirty; one's thirties
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
early on; earlier on; from early
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
joint together; opposite; facing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant