ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to tumble down; to roll down
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to throw into; to dump in together
but; however; provided that
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
water damage; flood disaster
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
be (that) as it may; having said that
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
chance; opportunity; occasion
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted