hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
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
one by one; in detail; minutely
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
Mukouda Kuniko (1929.11.28-1981.8.22)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
scriptwriter; screenwriter
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
the place for; the time for; the level of
such; this sort of; like this
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
remarkable; striking; obvious
to find out; to discover; to locate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with