next; following; subsequent; stage; station
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
aimlessly; without a goal
bored; having nothing to do; idle
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
favourable wind; favorable wind
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)