rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
omnivorous diet; mixing rice with other cereals; rice mixed with other cereals
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
setting sail; departure (from a port)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
halo (around the Sun, Moon, etc.); ring; corona
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
poem or song written by the emperor
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
sailor; boatman; passenger
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to row up to (e.g. a ship)
lately; recently; these days
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
garden pond; miniature lake; fountain
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be mixed in with; to blend with
good citizens; law-abiding people