Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
interval between the waves; gap between waves
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
rope; cord; policeman's rope
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
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)
door; gate; opening; title page
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
daytime; noon; broad daylight
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
open; public; official; overt
reigning; controlling; dictating
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth