wild goose; glans; head of a penis
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
brackish water; brine; salt water
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
near the pond; edge of a pond
to bask in the sun lying flat on one's belly
any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
one's person; around one's person
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)