cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(not) merely; (not) simply
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
connection; link; relationship
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
how many people; a number of people
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to be transparent; to show through
you (plural); all of you; you all
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
stirring; slight movement
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind