to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
threat; intimidation; menace
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low