meaning; significance; sense
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(small crunchy) dried sardines
last night; yesterday evening
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
one's house; one's home; one's family
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
just because; even if; even though
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
although I say; although one might say; although called
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
systematic; regular; routine
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually