high rice field; very fertile rice field
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
excellent; fine; pertinent
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
round, wooden container for cooked rice
pail-like wooden container typically lacquered in Japanese style, used for holding and serving hot liquids
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(paper) cord for tying the hair
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to take up one's residence
very interesting; of great interest
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
Japanese oak silkmoth (Antheraea yamamai)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
but; however; provided that
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)