request; favour (to ask); wish; please
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to watch over; to watch attentively
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to step forward; to take a step forward
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one-by-one; separately; in detail
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
spring water; clear (pure) water
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
singing and dancing; song and dance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
eternal; unlimited; endless
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to squash; to crush; to flatten
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
don't you think?; indicates question