departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
question; inquiry; enquiry
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
old man; venerable gentleman
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
playing with dolls displayed on the Girl's Festival
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
paper dolls floated downriver on March 3
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
bedside; near one's pillow
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better