to nitpick; to complain about trifles
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
Morita Yoshimitsu (1950.1-)
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
two-color printing; two-colour printing
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
salmon (color, colour); pink with a yellow tinge
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
romantic; spicy; coquettish
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
fresh green; color of young pine; colour of young pine
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
to lie deep in; to extend far back
cancelled because of rain; wash out
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
outrageous lie; outright lie
desolate field; withered field
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to ask for too much; to expect too much
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour