bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
arrangement of stones in a garden
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
very young; little; childish; immature
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
dead person; deceased person
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
dark of the night; darkness of the night
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched