flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
along; parallel to; in accordance with
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
relation; connection; relevance
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
Japanese person; Japanese people
majority group (party, faction)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
minority group (party); minority
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
coincident with; while; simultaneously
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
one part; one portion; one section
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to affect; to impact; to influence
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)