for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
just now; right now; at this moment
light; faint; pale; fleeting
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
until now; so far; up to the present
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
recommendation; referral; endorsement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
poetic sentiment or inspiration; poetic inclination or taste; poem-composing mood; ability to appreciate poetry
useless resistance; vain struggle
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
considerably; fairly; quite
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way