tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
forget-me-not (esp. the water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
river; stream; River; the ... river
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
in that manner; like that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
don't you think?; indicates question
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper