June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
female high-school student
to follow another's example
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
liquid; liquid hair product
the first and second; a few
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
residing; living; dwelling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
paisley (design); paisley motif
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less