colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to need; to call for; to require
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
carving; engraving; clay model; plastic art
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)