to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
more and more; increasingly; all the more
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
memories; recollections; reminiscence
on the occasion of; at the time of
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)