nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
true parrot (esp. small parrots such as the parakeet, lory and conure)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one day; (on) a certain day
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shake; to sway; to waver
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
near; close; beside; third person
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light