to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
ten; 10; ten years of age
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
bedside; near one's pillow
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
of course; certainly; naturally
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
clear; distinct; evident; definite
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
long day (esp. of spring)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality