to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tea seed oil; camellia oil
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
location famous for production of something (usually food)
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
marshy grassland; wetlands
near the pond; edge of a pond
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
tip of a stem (of a plant)
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
genuine; authentic; true; pure
inside; interior; inner part
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to lean on; to rest against
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
end; tip; extremities; terminal
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)