Kyoto-style chopped vegetables pickled in salt with red shiso leaves
grosgrain (silk or silk-like fabric)
Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen
minute; very fine; annoying; complicated; very detailed; elaborate
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
orchid of Western origin; tropical orchid
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
unfriendly; distant; cold
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to get back together (with a former partner)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
dipping up (night soil); scooping up
affection among kindred spirits; bonding; fellow feeling
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
wild giant butterbur; Japanese silverleaf
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
whatever misfortune happens; (lit.) even if spears fall out of the sky
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
neighboring towns; neighbouring towns
wagoto; love scene; style of acting for love stories
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
Saijou Yaso (1892.1.15-1970.8.12)
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
Dangerous Liaisons (novel, film); Les Liaisons dangereuses