bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
image; figure; figure; form; image
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
migratory bird; bird of passage
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
family; relatives; dependents; household
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor