three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
time; season; period; phase; stage
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
ingredient; component; composition
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
comparatively; relatively
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to have a talk; to tell a story
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness