Vocabulary

coarse dark-brown paper

black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake

cry of the crow

common vetch (Vicia sativa); tare

fictitious person

stupidity; absurdity; presumption; impertinence

shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)

flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); buzz (of bees, etc.)

winged ant; flying ant

full nelson

sea basses; groupers

wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling

wings and feathers

detour; circumvention

meandering; winding

detour; diversion

tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)

rain hat

rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

waterproof shoes; rubber boots; Wellington boots; gumboots; overshoes; galoshes

praying for rain

raincoat; oilcoat

snow mingled with rain

preparation for rain

sound of rain

raincoat

showering (arrows) upon

raindrop

no postponement because of rain; being held rain or shine

raindrop

rain gauge

bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu

year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit

cormorant fishing

swallowing without chewing

inference; deduction; figuring out; understanding; knowing

year of the Ox

Usui Pass

molar (tooth); grinder; premolar

mortar