bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
rope; cord; policeman's rope
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to cover fully; to wrap around
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly