measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
high spirits; gleeful mood
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
fifth day of the month; five days
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
wet nurse; nursing mother
convenient; handy; useful
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
considerably; fairly; quite
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises