to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
Tamarix chinensis; Chinese tamarisk
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
neckline (of dress, etc.)
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
economical; efficient; lean; compact
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
marrying (of a monk); returning to secular life (of a monk)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla)
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
secret; private matter; confidential matter
string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori; (arch.) childhood (period where one would wear such a string)
curd; curds; curdled milk
hook-shaped; bent at a right angle
morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky
aslant; oblique; diagonal; askew; cater-cornered; catty-cornered
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine