fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
low (level, value, price, etc.)
summer insect; summer insects
bush clover blossoming in the summer (esp. Lespedeza thunbergii)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
ninth day of the month; nine days
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to be reflected in a mirror
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
getting on and off; embarking and disembarking
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
terraced fields; terraced farm
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)