winter daphne (Daphne odora)
French marigold (Tagetes patula)
right of or to independence
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
ceramic tile; ceramic panel; porcelain tile
citizen's holiday; by law, any weekday that falls between two other national holidays (e.g. between 1985 and 2006 May 4, now Greenery Day)
children born of multiple birth (e.g. twins, triplets, etc.)
a personal guard or bodyguard
Japanese snowbell; styrax japonica
Japanese belladonna (Scopolia japonica)
temporary step; stopgap measure
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of
sad to say; how sad; alas
to pull wires; to pull strings
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation