nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
to say; to tell; to state; to do
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
training; education; development; cultivation
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
snake; serpent; large snake
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to set (sun); to become dark
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
The Monkey and the Crab (folktale); The Quarrel of the Monkey and the Crab; Saru Kani Gassen
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets