cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
speech; expression; wording; language
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
be on your guard!; take care!
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to burn with combativeness
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
document; official papers
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling