mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
in deep black; in jet black
incident; affair; happening; event
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to call in; to invite; to bring in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to mind; to care; to worry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Ohshima Ryouta (1718-1787)
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
to be too numerous; to be too much
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
metre; meter; meter; gauge
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy