cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
excursion; field trip; school trip
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
you could say; you might say; verging on the
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
subscriber; reader; admirer
especially; above all; inter alia; among others