willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
river fish; freshwater fish
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to appoint; to assign; to designate
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice