greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
relieving oneself; going to the toilet; finishing one's business
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
next; secondly; subsequently
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
each prefecture; all prefectures
kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner