by your leave; with your permission
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
arrest; apprehension; capture
opposite; reverse; contrary
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to mix; to stir; to blend
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
form; shape; figure; visage
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)