to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
review (of learned material); revision
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
woman; female; feminine gender
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
coincident with; while; simultaneously
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
calls and sounds made by insects