(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
wall of clouds; bank of clouds
prompt; immediate; in real time
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to get help; to enlist aid
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
(sudden) evening shower (rain)
last part of a poem or Bible verse
aestheticism; estheticism
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
while; during; performed in this condition
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style