Vocabulary

money to see one over the New Year period

falling suddenly

large-scale housing and lifestyle development project

diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm

boat seine

Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)

being very jealous; extreme jealousy

vulgarization; refined thing becoming vulgar

dimness; dimly lit place

warp rib weave (cloth)

warp rib weave cotton fabric (from Kokura)

Shunkei lacquerware; lacquerware created using transparent lacquer on yellow or red-stained wood, allowing the natural wood grain to be seen

lunch

style of a haikai or haiku poem

style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho)

Habutae mochi; mochi smooth and white like habutae silk

high-quality glossy white habutai silk

high-quality glossy white habutai silk

noodles made from regular flour and horse chestnut flour

rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles

bones supporting the fins of a fish

underside of a bird's wing

underside of a leaf

darkness under the trees; dark place under the trees

geisha belonging to a call-office (usually a skilled geisha)

jail for women (Edo period)

room for female servants

room for menservants

discolouration of a mineral due to impurities (discoloration)

discolouration of a mineral due to impurities (discoloration)

characteristic colour of a pure mineral (color)

direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion)

area of holiday homes; area of villas

cloud forest

colored ball

security equipment (pepper spray, taser, batons, etc.)

leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group

direct kanji input (as opposed to kana-kanji conversion)

backer; supporter

small chrysanthemum