clashing waves; tides in narrow sea straits
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
to mix; to stir; to blend
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
mountain range; mountain belt
epiphytic; designating a non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
Kawamura Gakuen Woman's University
sending to North Korea; sending north
springtail (wingless insect of the order Collembola)
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium); cockleburr
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
specially-appointed professor
to sweep up; to sweep into a heap
to pull wires; to pull strings