shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
drink money; drinking money
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
getting an advance (on one's salary)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
great depth; bottomless; great height
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one