willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
beyond this point; from now on; after this
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one large ...; a great ...
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
bento; Japanese box lunch
Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
chicken meat; fowl; poultry; bird meat
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to burst (open); to break; to split
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
that's the way it is; such is life
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately