painted maple (Acer mono)
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
party clothes; evening clothes
wheel tracks left by vehicles that have passed before
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
Prisma (satellite project)
cordovan (type of leather)
style of writing; manner of writing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
with shining, piercing eyes
cabriolet (soft-top convertible)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)