Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
way; method; means; (technical) specification
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
crematory; place where things are burned
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
indicate reason; infers some protest
hairdresser; hairdressing
reluctance; regret; frugality
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
France; French (language)
otherworldly; sanctimonious
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade