Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
(water-filled) paddy field
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
young female rice planter; young girl
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
sea rescue; air-sea rescue; ASR
ambassador plenipotentiary
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
preliminary arrangements; spade work
(writing, painting) brush
internal (domestic) affairs
to continue to do; to persist in doing
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic