luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
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)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to have meaning; to be meaningful
outward; superficial; external; apparent
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
go that far; to that extent
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened