calls and sounds made by insects
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
anything and everything; just about everything
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to lose sight of; to miss
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to face on; to look out on to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
ripening and turning yellow
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
great green turban (Turbo marmoratus)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
choice article; item of excellent quality; masterpiece
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to split; to be split; to splinter
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)