smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
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
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
poem (esp. tanka); song; pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; singing a poem or song in a loud voice
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
small house; thatched hut
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
meditation; contemplation
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to become sinewy; to behave formally
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
before ... days (months, etc.)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
to write down; to record; to register
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
all night long; all through the night
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
block (of wood); chip; splinter
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter