Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
inari and maki sushi served together
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
evening cool; cool of the evening
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
being startled; getting a shock
instead; but (on the other hand)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
without cause; without reason
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
tenement house; row house
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to get thin; to taper off
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)