pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
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
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
homeroom; form room; form class
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
the same generation; coeval
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
insatiable; untiring; persistent
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling