Japanese anemone; Anemone hupehensis var. japonica
common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
Aomori (city, prefecture)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
there is no leisure for the poor
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to jump upon (a moving object)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
doing something frantically; frantic state
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
clearing one's throat; cough
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from