decline in attendance (shopping district, workplace, etc.); differing from a typical person; atypical person
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to have dealings with; to get involved with; to pay attention to; to take notice of
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to stay (at); to stop (at)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
rich (design); beautiful; splendid
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
ripeness; mellowness; maturity
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
snug; neat; modest; frugal; simple; compact
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
healthy; sound; wholesome
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
between times; when there's a spare moment
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
striking; remarkable; considerable