clashing waves; tides in narrow sea straits
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider)
to have one's nose mutilated; to have one's nose cut off
diagnostic sphygmopalpation (in traditional Chinese medicine); medical diagnosis performed by feeling one's pulse
to alternate; to take turns
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
Mazu; Chinese goddess of the sea
loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto)
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
to be a willing cats-paw; to willingly act as someone's tool
to digress; to stray from the subject; to miss the target; to fly wide of the mark
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae); blue grenadier
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
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