to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
and; thereupon; because of that
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
historical play; period drama
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there