to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
long spell of rainy weather
moisture; humidity; dampness
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to begin talking; to open up
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
one's heart rate; pulse rate
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training
obstacle to Buddhist practice
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.