tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
genius; prodigy; natural gift
(not so) much; (not) very
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
hey there; I say; see here
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
to cease; to stop; to be over
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
it is not (like that) either
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
cake served with tea; teacake
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity