opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
don't you think?; indicates question
than; from; out of; except; but; more
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
way (of doing); manner; method; means
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament