to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
blue (sky, ocean, etc.); fresh and green (of vegetation); verdant; greying (hair); aged
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
Lu (Chinese vassal state existing during the Spring and Autumn period)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
monkey (esp. a gibbon); hand of the puppeteer (puppet theatre); kappa; (arch.) menstrual period
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
street with houses lined up only on one side
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
right angle; perpendicular