second day of the month; two days
fourth day of the month; four days
everything; anything; nothing
when it becomes; when it comes to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
beating of a drum as a signal to announce the opening (beginning) of an event (theatrical performance, festival, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
second; number two; runner-up
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
unable to clear away one's ill feeling; not able to do anything (about...)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture