garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
counter for Buddhist images (statues and paintings)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(feather) duster; dusting
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to boost; to force up; to push up
large; large-sized; large-scale; big