Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story)
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)
old fashioned-style ice cream (icecream)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; punch (drink)
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
quick and decisive; fast and daring
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to keep a record; to keep a tally
drenched; soaked; romantically
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
milk bar; small shop selling milk, sweets, snacks, limited foodstuffs, etc.
Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
finite; limited; restricted
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
from one's seat; without stirring
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
principal; main; important; fashionable
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
scoop (e.g. of icecream); scoopful; small ornamental spoon
punch (drink); punch (tool)
beginning; clue; starting point