oncidium (Oncidium obryzatum); dancing lady orchid; golden shower orchid
chanterelle mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
means of deceiving another
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
to get back together (with a former partner)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine