Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
rough sketch; design; cartoon
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
little by little; bit by bit
seeing for the first time; first sight
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
(national) capital (city); metropolis
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
guest member; associate member; honorary member
visit (from someone); call
lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
portable earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
self-supporting student; working student