plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
pure of heart and beautiful; innocent and beautiful
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla); Smilax china (species of sarsaparilla)
public bath located in a city or town
second anniversary of a death
sleeping without turning over
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
white hair; (lit.) snow of the head
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
dark blue; deep blue; navy blue
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
to close the door (to); to shut the door (to); to exclude
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
snub nose; pug nose; button-shaped nose; bulbous nose; cauliflower-shaped nose
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
necrology; roster of the dead
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman