insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to serve; to work for; to attend
departure; leaving; starting; standing
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to blow off; to be blown off
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
Western clothing; Western binding
sixth anniversary of a death
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
Buddhist memorial service
to work hard; to work diligently
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
double suicide; lovers' suicide
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
traditional (Chinese or Japanese) dry landscape garden
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to rise; to erect; to get up
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.)