Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
germination; sprouting; budding
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
elated; triumphant; proud
witness stand; witness box
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
outward; superficial; external; apparent
jostle; struggle; scuffle
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation