scarlet kadsura (Kadsura japonica)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cherry blossom (colour, color)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
almost; roughly; approximately
plump; chubby; voluptuous
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
correction; rectification; mending; repair
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim