graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
single flower; one wheel; full moon
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
nonchalantly; without a care
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
color of a flower (colour); light indigo; light blue
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
excursion; field trip; school trip
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
Ueda Akinari (1734.7.25-1809.8.8)
kanji representation; representation in Chinese characters; way of writing (a word) in kanji
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
mountain recesses; heart of the mountains; mountain; (arch.) imperial tomb; (arch.) emperor's grave
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)