coating (esp. lacquering)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
fortune-telling; divination
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to turn towards; to point
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
mountain-dwelling turtledove (often oriental turtle dove)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme