watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
cost of a meal (or meals)
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
wall with exposed timber pillars
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
the matter you have been talking about
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
sleeping pill; sleep medication
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
nightlife districts; drinking districts
evening; night; nighttime
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis