short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
evening; early night hours
people; citizens; subjects; folk
joint together; opposite; facing
clothes padded with cotton
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
charm; attractiveness; humanity
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
every place; various places
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
for example; for instance; e.g.
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
that's the way it is; such is life
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
the original; original copy; script
to make sense; to be meaningful
wood-block printing; wood engraving
collection of haiku poems
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
acid; sourness; sour taste
the place for; the time for; the level of
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple