Vocabulary

suffering caused by the cold

cold-suffering bird; kankuchō; imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes

cold winter dawn

window with a view of a Japanese mugwort thicket

unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair

rice gruel with mochi

drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)

winter fog; fog during winter

burning fallen leaves; autumn leaf burning

winter; winter season

braconid; member of the Braconidae (family of parasitic wasps)

waterfowl sleeping while floating on water

little grebe

winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter

sake heated by burning fallen leaves

twittering of a bush warbler (esp. during winter); tiny twittering

daikon pickled in salted rice yeast

half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji

rice cooked with matsutake

beginning of a game

start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff

motivating the troops on the battlefield with war drums and war cries

horse mackerel caught in autumn

bonito caught in autumn

autumn saba; mackerel caught in autumn

green mandarin; mandarin variety that can be eaten while the skin is green

freshly harvested adzuki beans

newly harvested sesame seeds

tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans

cooked rice with yam bulblets

dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)

thinly sliced salmon head cartilage and daikon seasoned with vinegar

vine-like; climbing; creeping

vine-like; climbing; creeping

Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)

hairy; furry

soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat

boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar

boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar

grated yam soup