presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
to lay aside; to set aside
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
same; similar; (just) like; equal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
here and there; in places
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
custom; habit; customary practice
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in