tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus); long-tailed bushtit
gem; jewel; precious stone
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
living room (Western style); sitting room
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
hair style; way of dressing hair
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
to put one's hand on; to touch
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
the same grade; same class
student in a lower grade; underclassman
second marriage; remarriage
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
finding employment; getting a job
towering; astonishingly high
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
mountain top; summit; peak
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects