inscription; epitaph; epigraph
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
juvenile Japanese sea perch (under two years of age and 25 cm in length)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to peel; to skin; to pare
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
postwar period; period after Second World War
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
underground train; subway
folding into four; quarto
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
match (to light fire with)
commuter pass; season ticket
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to pluck; to pick; to tear
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
dish broiled in a mix of soy sauce, mirin, etc.; broiling with soy sauce, mirin, etc.
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar