actor; actress; player; performer
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
innumerable changes; infinite variety
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
every year; yearly; annually
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
the instruction of a teacher
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); highest-ranking division; intermission (between acts); interlude
mutually; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute