hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
food and drink; eating and drinking
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
inland districts; inland areas
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
change in appearance; transformation
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
late frost; frost in late spring
no heat or cold lasts over the equinox
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to become frosted; to become frosty
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
tea plantation; tea field
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to tower over the surroundings
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath