lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
wise man; philosopher; sage
don't you think?; indicates question
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
freshly painted; freshly plastered
to become decrepit; to become senile
to become settled; to be fixed
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
unseasonable; out-of-season
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
love in old age; autumn romance
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to make merry; to be festive
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy