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
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
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
occupation; calling; livelihood
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
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
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
abandoned child; foundling
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
competing; competition; auction