flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)
to gaze out at; to look out over
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
very great; enormous; serious
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
leaving everything up to someone else
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
diving goggles; swimming goggles; face mask; hydroscope
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
because; the reason why is
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
uncertain; transient; changeable
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
long ago; a long time ago; already
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)