to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
shades of night; night scene
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mistake (A for B); to misread
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
sublime; noble; high-minded
suffix for familiar person
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
many; a lot; much; multitude
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to lose sight of; to miss
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to crumble away; to collapse
in succession; one by one
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
material; substance; matter
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp