soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to rain incessantly; to downpour
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
scene; spectacle; sight; view
the other day; lately; recently
honorific/polite/humble prefix
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
feeling; sense; impression
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)