endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
more than usual (usu. time)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
this one; with this; in this way
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to switch off; to turn off
analog clock; analog watch
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown