cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
present (brought by a visitor); gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
evening; early night hours
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
samue; monk's working clothes
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
(plump and) happy-looking
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
how long; how far; how much
to smile broadly; to grin widely
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life