to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
matter of time; question of time
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
February; second month of the lunar calendar
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
shoji (paper sliding door)
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
crescent moon; young moon
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
flock from a vine-seed weed, used for face powder, and believed to promote desire and happiness; animal from popular folklore with a white fluffy down made from dandelions and a rabbit's tail resembling a fluffy hairball
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
roadway; road; carriageway
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
old ceremonial court dress
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
establishment; foundation
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
hill; height; knoll; rising ground