backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
(barbed) wire entanglements
(something) stopper (e.g. geridome is medicine for diarrhea)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
greeting; a fine thing to say
naivete; simplicity; innocence
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to become red; to redden; to blush
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
proving ground; test site
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
to refer to; to use as reference
glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Matsuura Takeshirou (1818.3.12-1888.2.10)