to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
courting; wooing; making advances
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
particularly; only; in the case of
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
body; physical system; (the) person
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan