body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
to dye; to colour; to color
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to change (one's clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable