happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
opposite; reverse; contrary
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
reason; cause; circumstances
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
long ago; once upon a time
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
hey there; I say; see here
serious; severe; grave; acute
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to turn towards; to point
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of