yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
paper dolls floated downriver on March 3
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
the six internal organs (large intestine, small intestine, gallbladder, stomach, san jiao, urinary bladder)
Emperor Shirakawa; Shirakawa Tenno (1053-1129 CE, reigning: 1072-1086 CE)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
to cut loose; to let loose; to cut off; to separate in thought; to consider as independent
cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
the seven districts of ancient Japan
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
allowing oneself meat, fish or alcohol after a period of abstaining
if you ask me ...; as for ...
intake port; water intake; sluice gate
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
piercing (esp. in the ear); piercing hole
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
handing down the precepts
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
(one) could even say that
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
(of a smell, esp. a good smell) strong