vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
like this; this sort; this way
as (for); for; in the capacity of
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to do for (the sake of someone else)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
eight-sided shape; octagon
door; gate; opening; title page
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't