dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to triumph; to be elated with success
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
distinction; discrimination
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
dispersing; breaking up; running away
space between plants; intrarow spacing; space between roots
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
on countless occasions; many a time
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
gaiters; leggings; puttees
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole