candy fashioned in human and animal forms
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
talking while standing; standing around talking
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
hossu; (ceremonial) fly whisk; horse tail whisk
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to go along; to walk along; to follow
broken; intermittent; disconnected
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to take up space; to occupy space
writing brush and inkstone; writing; composition; daily life of a writer
must-see; not to be missed; a must
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic