red soil aggregate; akadama; clay-like volcanic ash soil (used for bonsai, etc.)
direct method; indicative mood
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
a cappella; unaccompanied choir or choral work
to become sick; to be struck by a disaster; to hinder; to be hindered; to run into problems; to have an accident
cultivar; cultivated variety of a plant
the heat of food just after cooking
pretense; affectation; showiness
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
alternation of three cold and four warm days
good-natured; kind; good-quality
Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
along the way; along the road
Tea production in Sri Lanka
glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers
authoritative instruction; teaching
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1827)
much ado about nothing; The mountains have brought forth a mouse (Aesop)
to not be harsh on someone (while awaiting a result); to give someone a chance