nictitating membrane; haw
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to grimace; to make a wry face
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
daikon julienne; julienned daikon; one ten-millionth
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
unfairness; injustice; partiality
very much; exceedingly; extremely
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
water vapour; water vapor; steam
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
dark-colored horse with a lustrous coat (coloured); white horse
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunlight filtering through trees
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