sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to arrange (flowers); to plant
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
leaving everything up to someone else
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
penetration; permeation; intrusion; crazing (in ceramic glaze); crackle
large sake cup; gulping down (a drink); taking a swig of
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
role; part; job; assignment
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom