cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to palpitate (with anxiety, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
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
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
town girl; girl raised in a town