foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to some extent; to a certain extent
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to be surprised; to be astonished
near; nearby; not far off
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered