paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
hokora; small wayside shrine
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
notice; attention; observation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
forevermore; for eternity
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
vertical furrow (between the eyebrows)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
(how) many times; (how) often