sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
cheap bottle (e.g. of alcohol)
clothing for going out in the snow; snow gear
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
catching fire; fire spreading
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
large grass yellow (species of butterfly, Eurema hecabe); common grass yellow; yellow butterfly
mushi-ken; Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, in which the "frog", "snake" and "slug" are represented by the thumb, forefinger and little finger respectively
celebration for the completion of a project
dirty things (dishes, laundry, etc.)
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
sleeping on one's side; lying on one's side
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
work hakama for use in the snow
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
to get narrower; to contract
game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
Matsumoto Koushirou (1942.8-)
repertoire of 18 kabuki plays