mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to make a speech; to address
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to throw open; to leave open
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
in comparison to; rather than
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
break; pause; interruption; intermission
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to think constantly about; to dwell on
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny