to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
slightly pink cherry blossom color (colour); cherry blossom of a faint color (colour)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
imprisonment; incarceration
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland