quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
footwear; footgear; shoes
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
writing (especially of a Zen monk); penmanship
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
colour; color; hue; tints
brilliant; bright; radiant
soot-colored bamboo (coloured); bamboo duster (with the leaves still attached at one end)
section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)
to be in opposition; to be in private life
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
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 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