unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to watch over; to watch attentively
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
present; gift; to give a present or gift
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to overflow from something full
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
welcome!; nice to see you!
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent