ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
river surface; surface of a river
crossing water with a horse
whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); pond skater; water strider
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
evening meal; supper; dinner
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to set (sun); to become dark
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
contest; comparison; competition
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)