solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
alternately; in succession
fickle; having many romantic interests
peach grove; peach garden; peach orchard
to die; (lit.) to become earth
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
character style; character form
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
morning; forenoon; just before noon
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to throw away; to abandon
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)