arista; awn; (grain) beard
saz (Near-Eastern and Central-Asian lute-like instrument)
attacking party; punitive force; pursuers
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
prognosis; aftereffects; recuperation; convalescence
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
occupation; calling; livelihood
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
to carry (a child) on one's back
to say too much; to go too far
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to have a long life; to live a long time
to freeze to death; to die of cold
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)