the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
first third of a two-hour period
visiting someone's residence
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to gaze out at; to look out over
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
sunlight filtering through trees
evil spirit; demon; devil
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
name plate; name tag; label
to pile up; to accumulate
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
to lose sight of; to miss
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
another method; another problem
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
plum blossoms; ume blossom
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
life; living; I; me; student
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)