sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
donation; presentation; gift
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
novel; original; new; innovative
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to agree on; to agree about
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
innocent; cherubic; childlike