ceramics; pottery; porcelain
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
real thing; original; actual
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
at that time; in those days
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
I'll write again soon (closure for a letter, etc.); more anon; sincerely yours; yours truly
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
somehow; for some reason (or other)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute