near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
bento; Japanese box lunch
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
commuting to school; school commute
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
drop (e.g. of water); drip
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to cease; to stop; to be over
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
library (usu. single-room); small library
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track