third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
wheat straw; barley straw
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
light; faint; pale; fleeting
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
above-mentioned; above-named; above
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
event; phenomenon; matter
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
divination (based on the Book of Changes)
your honored father; your honoured father
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty