emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
view (of life, etc.); outlook
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
other; another; remaining; over; more than
ball won in a game of pachinko
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
completely; absolutely; totally
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
absorption; suction; attraction
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
remains; corpse; (dead) body
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand