garden; trees and flowers in a garden
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
one way or the other; either way
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
anything and everything; just about everything
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
secret understanding; collusion
to palm off; to force a sale
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
every year; yearly; annually
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
empty; meaningless; worthless
crossing via stepping-stones
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be found; to be discovered
horsefly and bee; horsefly and wasp
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into