kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to anticipate; to foresee
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
to continue to rain or snow
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
rain and wind; driving rain
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
situated deep in the mountains
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
I appreciate your efforts
deserted village; poor village
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
(water-filled) paddy field
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles