Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
whole book (volume); complete episode
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
failure; mistake; blunder
caricature; cartoon; comics
the real world; reality; the actual world
composition; constitution
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
excellent; fine; pertinent
exemplification; illustration; example
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears