kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
at first; in the beginning; originally
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
hometown; rural township (of China)
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
phantom; vision; illusion
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
revengeful ghost; apparition
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
how many years; how long; what year
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
before the gate; in front of the gate
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
because of; owing to; due to
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
plank used to dry wet clothes or paper
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to pass (of time); to elapse
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
sewing; needlework; embroidery
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate