to try to do; to attempt to do
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
branch (store); (street) stall; stand
forcibly; by force; against one's will
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
garden lantern; hanging lantern
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
light used as a religious offering; paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey