index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in person; personally; (do) oneself
cake served with tea; teacake
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to become possible; to become able to (do)
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
pasture; grassland; meadow
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
col; saddle between mountains
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
elevation; height above sea level
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district