to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
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
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be torn off; to come off
the other day; lately; recently
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to jump from one thing to another
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to be embarrassed; to lose face
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy