conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
to tile (floor, wall, etc.)
cloth woven from twisted silk yarn
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
water's edge; shore; waterside
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
to explain in an easy-to-understand manner
climbing rose; rambling rose
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
like a decent person; human
cultural facilities (art galleries, tea rooms, etc.)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
to polish (up); to dress up
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
garrison; occupation forces
horseplay; fooling around
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper