hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
novel; story; (work of) fiction
an item; itemization; itemisation
to be bony; to be angular
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Island; insula; island; islet
drifting; drift; being adrift
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench