is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
test period; experimental period
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to come and go; to go back and forth
large build; large pattern
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
emphatic sentence-ending particle
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to be sticky; to be close together
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
somewhat below; slightly below
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
light pink; light crimson
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
to give flowers as a gift
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(under the) pretense (of); (under the) guise (of)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto