to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
chilly; unpleasantly cold
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
to mark the end; to spell the end
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
within; inside of; less than
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
taste; palate; sense of taste
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
with these words; while saying
to blow (of autumn wind); to fall out of love
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
number two; mistress; concubine
talk; story; conversation
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
salmon, saffron cod, etc. cut into thin slices while frozen