Vocabulary

dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful

mountain in early spring; mountain that has the appearance of spring

treetop

pee-pee; wee-wee

blackfin sea bass (Lateolabrax latus)

the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)

wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

frosted glass

random pounding (e.g. on a drum)

earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly

(the) religious right

office in charge of the Emperor's meals (ritsuryō system)

device to repel mosquitoes by fumigation

Le Pera etching

vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)

polymorphism

heavy machinery; large machinery; plant

amazing trick; amazing skill

orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis, species of Indo-Pacific spadefish)

bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on

to chirp or buzz constantly (usu. insects or birds)

blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)

to have a tub-bath

counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses

to wail; to cry; to sob bitterly

Western style sailboat

bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo

opposite shore

Imado ware (style of unglazed porcelain)

Himeya ware; Himeya porcelain

Nabeshima porcelains; Nabeshima ware

alley entrance

Kantei style of calligraphy

type of smelling salts sold in the late Edo period

portrait of a beautiful woman (esp. ukiyo-e); bijin-ga

reed sliding door

small garden; small place

inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard

Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity