spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
repeater; repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo-period silver coin worth between 1/50th and 1/80th of a ryō
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
particulars; details; specified items
engraver; carver; sculptor
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
appearance; features; looks
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
aura of a sword; spirit of a sword
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
visit (from someone); call
Uranus (god); Uranus (planet)
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
caller; visitor; company; guest
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon