to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; easy; non-serious; minor
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to revere; to respect; to worship
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
fortune-telling; divination
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; miracle-working water; water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
along the river; riverside
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out