glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
same; similar; (just) like; equal
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
here and there; in places
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
being dotted with; being scattered
custom; habit; customary practice
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut