strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); shinobu-wake (Edo-period women's hairstyle); clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
just past noon; afternoon
soon; shortly; before long
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
meeting for the first time; first meeting
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
flood; freshet; inundation
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
dry riverbed; river beach
thicket; bush; clump of bushes
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to peel; to skin; to pare
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern