by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
postcard; memo; note; card
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
appearing with one's (full) name; showing one's name (on a nameplate, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy)
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
female high-school student
kindergartener; preschooler
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
sea monster; green turtle
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
low dining table; tea table
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
everything; anything; nothing
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
useless resistance; vain struggle
not permitting; not authorizing
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering