to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
eternity; infinitude; immortality
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
coating (esp. lacquering)
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
shell (e.g. electron shell)
uninhabited island; desert island
microscopic; infinitesimal
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
tableware box also used as a personal dining table; box table
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
round, wooden container for cooked rice
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
soup with basket clams (usu. miso soup)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)