bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
The Golden Demon (Konjiki Yaksha) (1897 novel by Ozaki Koyo)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
role of the villain; the bad guy
Toyama (city, prefecture)
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to become hard and fibrous; to go to seed; to have passed one's prime; to have lost the first bloom of one's youth
while; during (the time when)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
style of Southern Chinese painting
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
scenery; scene; landscape
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)