changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be prolonged; to drag on
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
finish; end; completion; result
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to take someone's life; to kill someone
only one (person, thing); sole; highest; best; custom-made
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
flour; meal; powder; dust
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(social) position; status
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
long; drawn-out; very long