thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
granulated sugar; brown sugar
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
start of a romance; beginning of love
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
summer retreat where monks stay in the same place to study
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to row up to (e.g. a ship)
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
common reed (Phragmites australis)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
parting; separation; farewell
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
middle volume (in set); volume two (of three)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside