raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
breaks and pauses (in a sentence); punctuation; way of reading (esp. kanbun)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
skateboard; skateboarding
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
opposite; reverse; contrary
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to become attached; to begin to love
a little; a bit; slightly
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
gifted education; special education for gifted children
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)