brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
Ming-era Chinese music (popularized in Japan during the early 17th century)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to step forward; to volunteer
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to live; to reside; to inhabit
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear