fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
shoji (paper sliding door)
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
forgetting; lapse of memory
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to repaint; to paint again
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
presence (impressive quality)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
for example; for instance; e.g.
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
arrival of goods; goods received
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutsh); silver salmon
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
first thing in the morning
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
mountain stream; mountain torrent
use; utilization; utilisation; application
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue