nodding anemone (Anemone cernua); (arch.) chrysanthemum; (arch.) pine
nodding anemone (Anemone cernua); (arch.) chrysanthemum; (arch.) pine
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
earthly immortal (in Taoism)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
traveling throughout the country (travelling)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
paintings and calligraphic works
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
good; goodness; right; virtue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to taste; to try (food or drink)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
action of making something; -ification
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
if it is the case that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint