to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
action of making something; -ification
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Chōshō era (1132.8.11-1135.4.27)
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)
evening; early night hours
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
liquid cosmetic made from loofah extract
spread; span; expanse; extent
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
mostly involve; principally involve
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
specialization; specialisation
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to accept; to receive; to agree
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
nice; likeable; desirable
without permission; without notice
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unmarried; not yet married