thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
strange festival; odd festival
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
person who is ignorant outside his field
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
district; section; sector
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
housing district; residential district
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Aomori (city, prefecture)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country