wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
anything and everything; just about everything
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
depravity; corruption; degradation
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to throw at; to turn; to raise
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
leaping for joy; exultation
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
when it comes to ...; as for ...
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
signs of rain; threatening to rain
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
wind blowing down from a mountain
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
two-storied gate; tower gate