to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
to surround; to crowd around
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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.)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to rush over; to run up to
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to flare up; to burst into flames
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
river; stream; River; the ... river
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)