banknote; bill; note; paper money
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
refinement; elegance; grace
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
... years old; age (of) ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
mass (of people); large crowd
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
even though; despite; when
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
while; even though; despite
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff