rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
to put into writing; to write
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid; rectangular prism
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
glossy black hair (of a young woman); raven black hair
how; in what way; how about; questionable
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
5th day of the month; five days
lately; recently; these days
long spell of rainy weather
moisture; humidity; dampness
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to begin talking; to open up
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling