leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
residence; housing; residential building
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
growing wild (naturally); native
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
near the pond; edge of a pond
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
drinking bout; merrymaking
approximate age; age range
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to be reminded of; to call to mind
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
touching; moving; painful
script; screenplay; scenario
very rich person; the super rich
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack