complete recovery of health
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to need; to demand; to take; to require
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
to become settled; to be fixed
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
write jointly; collection of autographs
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
weak point; unskillfulness
scenery; scene; landscape
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
shadow figure; silhouette
to pen; to write; to draw
smoothly; easily; readily
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep