winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
adviser; advisor; consultant
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to redeem (from sin); to save
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
pale; pallid; bluish-white
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
angelica (any herb of the genus Angelica, esp. garden angelica, Angelica archangelica)
and (also); both ... and; as well as