leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
woman; female; feminine gender
approximate age; age range
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
good feeling; feeling good
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
gossip; corner of the mouth
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to take a breath; to take a short rest
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)