drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
semi-transparent; translucent
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
knowing; (an) acquaintance
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to reflect; to throw back light
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)