ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
gray or silver haired (grey)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
monster cat; cat with magical powers
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to relax; to feel at home
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to burst (open); to break; to split
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
high ground; plateau; heights
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax