and then; and so; and; so then
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sick person; patient; invalid
thicket; coppice; brushwood
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
in succession; one by one
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
choices; alternatives; options
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
nemophila (Nemophila menziesii); baby blue-eyes
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
marigold; Calendula officinalis
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)