tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
coloured paper; colored paper
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thousand years; very long period; forever
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
ferryboat; ferry; passenger boat; shared fishing boat
pattra (palmyra leaves used in Ancient India for writing upon)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
two people; two monarchs; two rulers
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to push aside; to push one's way through
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
since one was born; (in) all one's life
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet