fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pebble; round stone; boulder
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
welcome!; nice to see you!
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
light blue; pale blue; aqua
celadon green; pale sea-green
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
balmy breeze; summer breeze
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
older sister; elder sister
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
bronze or copper (color, colour)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be needed; to be wanted
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed