madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
colored pattern; coloured pattern; love scene
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
sattva (being); bodhisattva
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
locational advantage; advantageous position
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Eurasian wigeon (Anas penelope)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch