calls and sounds made by insects
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
imperial court; royal court
court lady; lady-in-waiting
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
bridal costume; wedding dress
derailment; digression; deviation
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
rationalization; justification
to feel inferior; to feel small
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
speaking voice; talking voice
Japanese-style writing desk
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
interview (e.g. for a job)
experimental; provisional
to burst open; to pop; to split
carelessly; inattentively
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility