flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
originating; causing; beginning
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
typhoon in the early autumn
study; library; den; home office; reading room
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
love; attachment; lovesickness
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to blow through; to blow across
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute