fabric used for a hakama; skirting
88 years old; (arch.) rice
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
(United States of) America; USA
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
folk toy; traditional toy
hometown; rural township (of China)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to be needed; to be wanted
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
erection when waking in the morning; nocturnal penile tumescence; morning glory; early morning departure
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled