brilliant; bright; radiant
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
one joint; one section; one tune; one piece; one piece (of dried bonito)
section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
to be in opposition; to be in private life
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
visit (from someone); call
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to get out of bed; to show a leg
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
chronic disease; chronic illness
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
struggling through wind and rain; undergoing hardships
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to look away; to turn away
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
sweet-scented; lustrous, shiny and beautiful
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
offerings; offerings and worship
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)