yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
keynote; predominant element; main point
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
river surface; surface of a river
cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for (small) boats
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
France; French (language)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland