family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
natto (fermented soybeans)
garden lantern; hanging lantern
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
classical form of martial art
aquatic (life); living in the water
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
up in a tree; in the trees
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
Oriental odd-tooth snake (Dinodon orientale); Japanese odd-tooth snake
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
even though things may appear this way
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
8000; eight thousand; many
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to begin; to set about; to start
state-sponsored; national
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
along the river; riverside
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
close-cropped head; bald hill
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
student repeating the same class
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality