strong-willed; strong of heart
good-looking; fair; beautiful
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to jump up and down; to hop
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to find out; to discover; to locate
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
explanation; interpretation
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
letting (someone) die without helping
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable