pearl oyster (esp. Marten's pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
every evening; night after night
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
one's whole life; one's lifetime
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
early evening cloud; clouds at sunset
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
weeping cherry (Prunus spachiana); shidare cherry
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
seedling; sapling; young tree
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature