lining at the bottom of a kimono
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
lunisolar calendar; lunar calendar
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
the present year; at that time
to be inverted (of the order of something); to be reversed; to get mixed up; to become back to front
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
little by little; bit by bit
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with these words; while saying
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)