to begin to bloom; to come out
to speak; to say; to vocalize
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
immersion; being absorbed in
foreign element; impurity; admixture
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
lidded; covered; container with a lid
few decades; many decades; several decades
muddy water; red-light district
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
what time; (lit.) which hour
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
longan (Euphoria longana)
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd; Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
critic; reviewer; commentator
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
abstruse; occult; mysterious
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to stop in the midst of; to leave undone
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation