abandoned child; foundling
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
fresh, young ears of rice
combine; combine harvester
kappore (traditional Japanese comic dance)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
traditional art; traditional performance art
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
self-analysis; autoanalysis
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament