the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
looks; features; (personal) appearance
don't you think?; indicates question
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
surroundings; circumference
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows