to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica)
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonica); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
quickly; calmly; intently
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
departure; leaving; setting off