normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
fresh verdure; new green leaves
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to notify; to advise; to inform
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sunlight; rays of the Sun
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
artificial hill (in a garden)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly