best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
sweet and sour; bittersweet
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
in one's own way or style
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
now that; since; so long as; because
to care for someone; to look after someone
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
how many people; a number of people
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
have to do; must; should; ought to
large tree; big tree; huge tree
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction