to make something resound
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
hedge; fence; border; limit
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
already; now; no longer; not any more
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
head temple of a Buddhist sect
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to complete decisively; to do to completion
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
imperial court; royal court