to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
I see; that's right; indeed
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
refinement; elegance; grace
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
green grass; young (fresh) grass
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
bento; Japanese box lunch
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago