wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
cool (of temperature); refreshing; clear (of sound, objects, etc.); bright; composed; calm (demeanour)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures; peep; placing a stone before a connecting point (threatening to divide the opponent's stones)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
supply; provision; raising; procurement
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
to pitch forward; to fall forward
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
rising; ascending; climbing
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
Santou Kyōden (1761-1816)
fiction writer; dime novelist
plum blossoms; ume blossom
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed