sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
near; nearby; not far off
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to make an appearance; to show up
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
(diving) fin; swim fin; flipper; fin (on a surfboard, aircraft, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
three sides; small offering stand
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)