to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unable to resist; unable to suppress
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
for example; for instance; e.g.
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
while; even though; despite
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways