green grass; young (fresh) grass
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
surrounding country; neighboring villages
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
a show; blood-stained mucus discharge that happens during pregnancy up to two weeks before delivery; signature mark (crest) used by members of the imperial family to mark their belongings; a sign (with honorific 'o')
bento; Japanese box lunch
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
one's daughter and heiress
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant