green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
natural features; scenery; a premium; gift
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
phantom; vision; illusion
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
pull; patronage; tug; discount
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
female private parts; female genitals
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
with a flop; flump; plump
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to relax; to feel at home
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
all sorts of; all kinds of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham