sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to pull one's hair back into a bun
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow); staining a pattern on fabric or paper by rubbing it with indigo leaves
short and round sleeves of a kimono
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
carving; engraving; sculpture
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
growth period; period of rapid growth
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to gather in large groups
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn