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綺
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
Word usually written using kana alone
clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat
Word usually written using kana alone; As 〜に
completely; entirely
Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
once and for all; completely
spotlessly
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service
Archaic; Orig. meaning
deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn
Buddhism
embellishing one's words (one of the ten evil deeds)
embellished language; flowery language
kirei-sabi; aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony
Irregular past tense conjugation of 綺麗
was pretty; was beautiful; was clean
neat; trim; tidy; pretty
Word usually written using kana alone; In Western Japanese dialects
to touch; to finger; to play with
Archaic
to tease; to make fun of
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
neater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper; more businesslike; more formal; more put-together
pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace)
Supposedly coined by Natsume Sōseki as an indirect translation of the English "I love you"
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?