rice plant (Oryza sativa)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
editor (in publishing, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
not worth considering; out of the question
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sleeping together in a huddle
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to throw on the fire; to burn
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
had better ...; had better not ...
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining