mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
health; healthy; sound; fit
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
bento; Japanese box lunch
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
absolute obedience; complete submission
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to cultivate a better understanding
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
cooperation; coordination; link
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.
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to chase; to run after; to pursue
by all means; by all costs
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
innumerable; countless; numberless
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
love triangle; eternal triangle
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem