joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sincere; earnest; serious
to exert oneself; to make efforts
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to mark the end; to spell the end
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to smile (at); to grin (at)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to have meaning; to be meaningful
just because; even if; even though