wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
arrogant look; conceited expression; smug face; brazen demeanor (despite being in the wrong); shameless attitude; unabashed manner
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
audience; attendance; hearers
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
periodic; regular; routine
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
uncontrollable; irrepressible
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
makeshift; improvised; hurriedly prepared; hastily got up
the last moment; the very end
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)