25th day of the month; 25 days
Takahashi Kenji (1902.9.18-1998.3.2) (1970.6.5-)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
øre (Danish or Norwegian monetary unit; 1/100 of a krone); öre (Swedish monetary unit; 1/100 of a krona)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
11th day of the month; 11 days
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
children's song; nursery rhyme
whaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester