pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
imperial court; royal court
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island