cut hair; short hairstyle worn by widows (from the early modern period to the Meiji era)
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
dining table; a dish (type of food)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
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
article; item; thing; goods; wares
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
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. the waves); with (e.g. the wind)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
mizuchi; aquatic, dragon-like beast with four feet, horns and poisonous breath
what kind; what type; what sort
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part