Awaya Noriko (1907.8.12-1999.9.22)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
prajna-paramita (perfection of wisdom)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
place; European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
feeding (animals); provisioning
shooting up one after another
colored pencil; coloured pencil
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
north entrance; north exit
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
knot (nautical mile per hour)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down