pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
bathing (of an infant); ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
near; nearby; not far off
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
expression; look; countenance; face
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up