plum tree which blossoms in winter; early-flowering plum tree; early plum blossoms
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
happy turn (brand of rice crackers produced by Kameda Seika)
sleeping together in a huddle
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
passage; path; route; one's way
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
celestial sphere; the heavens
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
Cygnus (constellation); the Swan
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
Summer Triangle (asterism)
Aquila (constellation); the Eagle
Lyra (constellation); the Lyre
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
wedded life; married life
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
blighted love; disappointed love
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
veil of darkness; curtain of night
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
small change; coins; small sum of money
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor