flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
same country; same province; the (said) country
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
God bless me!; Good heavens!
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
foaming; frothing; lathering
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to be itching to put one's skills to use
main force; brute force; strong-arm
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
unification of the whole country
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
to fight with swords; to cross swords
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
up until now; as recently as the present
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
internal organ; viscera; gut
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
white stone; white (go pieces)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
bathing (swimming) in cold water
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
punishment; judgement; judgment