permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
origin; root; cause; principle
spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
of course; certainly; naturally
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
manners; courtesy; etiquette
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
speckles; spotted pattern
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
assertion; declaration; affirmation
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
serious; severe; grave; acute
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
ocean fish; saltwater fish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it