flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
(large) building; public building; hall
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
English(-language) literature; British literature
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
nothing but; none other than
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
somehow; for some reason or other
street; quarter; district; area
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)