Awa (former province located in the south of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sword fight scene choreographer
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
bathtub or onsen made of (or surrounded by) rocks
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
(passing along) from mountain to mountain
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
something or other; anything
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
flowers and water offered to Buddha; irrigation of a rice field during flowering
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
hairline; borders of the hair
horizontal (Western) writing