uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
light color; light colour
the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (the epicenter was located on Awaji island)
pale yellow; light yellow
light blue; ice blue; sky blue; powder blue
smooth and refreshing (of sake); light with a clean finish
light colouring; light coloring
pale yellow; light yellow
desalination; desalinization; desalting
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
light (flavor); lightly-seasoned; thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
plain; indifferent; quiet
cold-hearted; callous; pitiless; unsympathetic
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
indifferent to worldly gain
grayscale image; greyscale image
to remove the astringent taste from persimmons
var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki; woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
not letting oneself puffed up by one's success; maintaining a serene state of mind when one has achieved a great success
aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement
rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
vegetables not high in beta-carotene
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid
evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda); common evening brown