affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
first 10 days of the month
spring break; spring vacation
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
24th day of the month; 24 days
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
autumn of last year; fall of last year
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
together with; same; both; all; including ...
adoration; reverence; esteem
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
last summer; summer of last year
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)