minister (of a government department)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
weave; weaving; woven item
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
temple dedicated to Kannon
along the way; along the road
koinobori; carp streamer; carp-shaped windsock traditionally flown to celebrate the Children's Day in May
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to close (one's eyes); to shut
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to play around; to gallivant about
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
sign; indication; omen; symptom
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
rest; break; recess; intermission
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
ripple (on water); wavelet
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin