dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sincere; earnest; serious
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(not) even once; (not) ever
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
just one person; only one
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
regret; repentance; remorse
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to dye; to colour; to color
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(social) position; status
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
leopard (Panthera pardus)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
sitting in circle; round straw mat
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first