serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to subsist; to keep on living
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to bury; to embed; to implant
floral decoration; floral ornament
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry