beach; seashore; seaside; coast
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
apparently; appears to be
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
disappointed; upset; sad; sorrowful
detached; aloof; indifferent
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
high tide; high water; full tide
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
number of people; population; human head
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
generation; lifetime; age
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
fluttering (flag, etc.); flapping; waving
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
half a ri (distance measure)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place