kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to subsist; to keep on living
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the way back; the way home; return trip
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
bracken-starch dumpling; type of dumpling traditionally made using bracken starch