weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
ama; female diver who collects shells, seaweed, etc.
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
for a while; for some time; for a period
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
wearing wooden clogs; floatplane
round; spherical; circular
hating; strongly disliking
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to talk nonsense; to spout rubbish; to say silly things
compliments; civilities; hospitality; special treatment; bill (at a restaurant); check
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
glibly; volubly; at great length; to chatter away; to talk at great length; to babble