soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
assortment; product lineup
tank (military vehicle); chariot
manners; behavior; behaviour
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
mixed race; mixed parentage
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty