fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
foods topped with grated yam
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
complete change; about-face
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
(being) worth seeing; impressive
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
usually; under usual circumstances
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish