human kindness; human weakness
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
miniature garden; tray landscape
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
bottom; underside; base; base (of a polyhedron)
coloured sand (used for coating interior plaster walls)
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
maker; builder; creator; farmer
fishing industry; fishery
port city; harbor city; harbour city
clam digging (at low tide); clamming; shellfish gathering
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
narrow margin; slim margin
draw (in competition); tie game
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
accept one who comes to you
landowner; landlord; landlady
absorption; suction; attraction
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
toddling; taking tottering steps
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart