cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
Japanese silverleaf (Farfugium japonicum)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
near; close; beside; third person
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to badger; to pester; to beg
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gem; jewel; precious stone
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to cease; to stop; to be over
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
river surface; surface of a river
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy