anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
large biceps; well-developed biceps
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
incident; affair; happening; event
March; third month of the lunar calendar
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; lady; adult female
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to throw open; to leave open
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
group; bunch; crowd; group
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par