as (for); for; in the capacity of
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
ukiyoe of beautiful women; bijin-ga
in comparison to; rather than
warrior picture (as a genre of ukiyo-e); musha-e
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
abstruse; occult; mysterious
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
freely; frankly; without reserve
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
next; secondly; subsequently
to mix together; to blend; to compound
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
inari and maki sushi served together
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce