silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to discuss; to talk together
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle