easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
serious topic (of conversation)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
day of spring; spring sun
shoji (paper sliding door)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
food and drink; eating and drinking
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
stroll garden with a central pond; large garden best enjoyed by walking around it
by means of; due to; because of; according to
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
8000; eight thousand; many
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot