Vocabulary

region; limits; stage; level

sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time

narcissus flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina)

phrase

volume (of book); reel (of film)

annelid

sweet persimmon

season (in nature, sports, etc.)

fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

pole

bit (mouthpiece)

divination sign

incense

age forty; one's forties

teacher; master; mentor

sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

(silk) gauze

in person; personally; (do) oneself

order; ordering

light rain; drizzle

remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; sharksucker

important point (e.g. on a route)

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation

icon

water shortage; shortage of water supply

party; group; crew; team; body

woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

spout

key

powerful local clan; local strongman

domestic pigeon; feral pigeon

earthenware (ceramic) bell

stirrup

pool (in a river)

upper arm

sloppiness; carelessness; inattention; oversight

kitchen (in a restaurant)