lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
while; during; while; although; all; both
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to feel; to sense; to experience
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to shake; to sway; to waver
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
don't you think?; indicates question
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)