to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
most part; greater part; majority
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
simply; merely; only; solely
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
still; as yet; as it has been
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fifth day of the month; five days
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
I see; that's right; indeed
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation