sunshade; sunscreen; window shade; blinds
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
roasting; grilling; tempering (in metallurgy); -ware; porcelain
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
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
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
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?
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to raise one's voice; to shout
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
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
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
height of; middle of; full bloom
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity