to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hooting; jeering; heckling
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
this and that; one thing or another
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
way one walks; one's walk
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
favourable wind; favorable wind
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion