to dye; to colour; to color
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to spread; to be propagated
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
imposing stance; daunting pose
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
body and soul; mind and body
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
the Japanese syllabary symbols
Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do