Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
dark blue; deep blue; navy blue
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
without a holiday; nonstop
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to have a hard time of it
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to fall flat; to fall face down
to be overcome with emotion
slow to act; slow in starting work
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to attract; to be used to
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
child born to one's current wife
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies