to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
refinement; purification; gentle persuasion; winning over; influence
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
deserted village; poor village
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
nape (of the neck); nucha
to bend; to warp; to curve
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
sunlight; rays of the Sun
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
province of the second highest rank (ritsuryo system); provinces close to the capital
public holiday; celebration (of)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious