gazing at (in wonderment)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
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 give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
autumn breeze; fall breeze
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
large number (of); many; majority
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
willow tit (Parus montanus)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
meadow bunting (species of passerine, Emberiza cioides); great white shark; white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!; oops