restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
contrast; antithesis; comparison
something like ...; something called ...
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
even though; despite; when
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
egress; egression; entering the priesthood
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
greater palace; area centered on the inner palace, home to various administrative bodies
people; citizens; subjects; folk
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
singing and (string) music
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute