rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
gathering shellfish, crabs, etc. on the seashore
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)
woman; female; feminine gender
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
bento; Japanese box lunch
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
popular name; common name; given name
sick person; patient; invalid