barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
surface of the earth; ground surface
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
study; pursuit of knowledge
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
mountain range; mountain belt
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
plants and animals; flora and fauna
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
child's tear-stained face
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage