bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
original idea; originality
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
here and there; everywhere
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
slide (used for projection); magic lantern
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
and yet; though; when; in spite of
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
very young; little; childish; immature
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to accompany; to go with; to go together
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
land route; overland route; by land; overland
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)