small grain; small stature or ability
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
river surface; surface of a river
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
opposite bank; farther shore
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
cancellation; abandonment
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
to continue to rain or snow
postponement; moving to a later date
to scatter away; to vanish
interference; intervention; meddling
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
packhorse; workhorse; hack