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

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

Word usually written using kana alone; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

once and for all; completely

spotlessly

neat; trim; tidy; pretty

fine clothes

glittering stars

neat (personal appearance); tidy

romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story

Coined by Kafū Nagai

beautiful story

Music

capriccio; caprice

Buddhism

embellishing one's words (one of the ten evil deeds)

embellished language; flowery language

pavilion housing the emperor's bathing quarters and dressing chamber (in Heian Palace)

love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness

geisha

dressed-up beautiful woman

Derogatory

make-believe fiction

Proverb; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn

neater (clothing, appearance, etc.); sharper; more businesslike; more formal; more put-together

kirei-sabi; aesthetic based on wabi-sabi with a bigger focus on elegance, associated with the Enshū school of tea ceremony

like glittering stars

Irregular past tense conjugation of 綺麗

was pretty; was beautiful; was clean

Supposedly coined by Natsume Sōseki as an indirect translation of the English "I love you"

the moon is beautiful, isn't it?

Rare term

neatly made

Rare term

elegant (speech); clear; high-sounding

Rare term

not gluttonous

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service

Archaic; Orig. meaning

deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches