bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to ascend; to go up; to climb
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
and (also); both ... and; as well as
bungalow; one-story house
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
while at a distance; indirectly; casually
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally