stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
thickness; profundity; depth
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
complexion; colour; color; blood red
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
surroundings; environs; circumference
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to count on one's fingers
strangely shaped rocks; massive rock of unusual shape
oddly shaped stone; oddly shaped rock
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
value; worth; virtue; blessing