to cease; to stop; to be over
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
hedge; fence; border; limit
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
already; now; no longer; not any more
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
head temple of a Buddhist sect
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient; bokashi composting; fermented composting
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to complete decisively; to do to completion
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
imperial court; royal court
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake