be (that) as it may; having said that
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
interference; intervention; meddling
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
gesture; sign; hand signal
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
old couple; elderly couple
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
false charge; slander; defamation
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to bail out (water); to scoop out
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client