interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
personal appearance; character; personality
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
so slight as to be all but non-existent
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
brush and ink; writing; drawing
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
drop (e.g. of water); drip
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
step; stride; counter for steps
mountain stream; mountain torrent