to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
I see; that's right; indeed
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
refinement; elegance; grace
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
green grass; young (fresh) grass
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
bento; Japanese box lunch
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
freckles; buckwheat chaff
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone