volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
two classes; double; two sets
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
children's song; nursery rhyme
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
ancient city; former capital
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction