phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
single flower; one wheel; full moon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
all-night vigil over a body; wake
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to