depravity; corruption; degradation
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
manufacturing; craftsmanship; build
tight skirt; straight skirt
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
way of reciting; way of telling a story
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
everyday robes worn by males of the imperial family, nobility, etc. (from the Heian period onward)
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
opinion; intention; thought
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
study; pursuit of knowledge
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
all around; as far as the eye can see
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean