breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
than; other than; except; but
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
nausea; sickness in the stomach
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to raise one's voice; to shout
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to sting (i.e. bee, wasp, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to bend; to warp; to curve
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag