(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
-less; lacking; non-existing
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
next year; following year
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
light makeup; light covering of snow; dusting of snow
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
Benten Kozō (main character of the play Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
open veranda; open verandah
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)