discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to blow through; to blow across
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
on the sea; surface of the sea
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
interference; meddling; butting in
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603-1661)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
it's probably so; it stands to reason
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
inexperienced; unrealistic; knowing but little of the world
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride