small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
colour of negi shoots in spring
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
youthful; young; young-looking
to face on; to look out on to
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
cake or snack served with tea
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
(one) letter; (one) character
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
physical condition; state of health; shape
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
in search of; in order to look for