to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
Izumi Shikibu (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
miraculous spring or fountain
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
gushing out; welling up; springing up
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
sunlight filtering through trees
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
prayer (for something); supplication
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt