river; stream; River; the ... river
than; other than; except; but
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
previously unknown girl who becomes famous overnight
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
that is to say; so that means
whole book (volume); complete episode
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
very much; very many; more and more
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue