victory or defeat; match; contest; game
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
samurai; warrior; military family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
with these words; while saying
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unveiling; debut; introduction
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
pebble; round stone; boulder
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
round shape; circle; circular form
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence