intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
paper-enclosed standing lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an oil lamp; taxi roof light
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
historical play; period drama
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
snow viewing; snow-scene viewing
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
cosmos; garden cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus); Mexican aster
green crop; green vegetable
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
the early bird gets the worm
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
all-night vigil over a body; wake
plump; chubby; voluptuous
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move