fields (of rice and other crops)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
one's best interests; one's own good
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
sake for moon viewing parties
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
public holiday; celebration (of)
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
and; thereupon; because of that
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
nothing but; none other than
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of