prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
as far as the eye can see
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
creeping plant; creeper; vine; liana; liane
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
carelessness; negligence; oversight
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
great wall (of China); long wall
hills and fields; hill and dale
from ... to; between ... and; or
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
overripeness; full maturity; full development
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
good prospects; full of hope; promising
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima