cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
scenery; scene; landscape
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be transparent; to show through
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
guidance; leadership; leading the way
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)