marshland; wetland; swampland
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
peril; danger; hazard; distress
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
proposal; offer; request; application
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
confections; sweets; candy; cake
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)