criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
self-control; self-restraint
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
moment; instant; short amount of time
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
the times; an age; a day and age
such; this sort of; like this
built-in; fixed; attached
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
directly; in person; firsthand
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
colour; color; hue; tints
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
of uneven heights or lengths
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)