bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to be helpful; to be useful
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
cock; rooster; chanticleer
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
fireside; hearth; by the fire
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
wood-block printing; wood engraving
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
affixing; pasting; sticking
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
best regards; please take care of; please do
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year